Question

Cranial nerves arise from the brain and they are 12 in number.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

• Cranial nerves are the nerves that arise from the brain. There are twelve pairs of cranial nerves.
• These carry nerve impulse from the brain to the effector organs.
• Olfactory nerve (I), Optic nerve (II), Oculomotor nerve (III), Trochlear nerve (IV), Trigeminal nerve (V), Abducens nerve (VI), Facial nerve (VII), Vestibulocochlear nerve (VIII), Glossopharyngeal nerve (IX), Vagus nerve (X), Accessory nerve (XI), and Hypoglossal nerve (XII) are the cranial nerves.

So, the above statement is 'True'.