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Cranial nerves arise from_____ and are ____ pair in number.​

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spinal cord, 12
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brain, 31
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spinal cord, 31
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brain, 12
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Solution

The correct option is D brain, 12
Bundle of axon covered by a sheath are called nerve. All the nerves together comprises Peripheral nervous system (PNS).​

On the basis of origin nerves can be classified into cranial and spinal nerves.​ Cranial nerves arise from Brain and are 12 pair in number whereas spinal nerves arise from spinal cord and are 31 pair in number.

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