Question

Distinguish between cranial and spinal nerves.

Answer 1

1. The nerves that arises directly from the brain are called cranial nerves.
2. Spinal nerves are nerve fibers that are connected to the spinal cord and carry information from and away to the spinal cord.

Cranial nerves	Spinal nerves
1.Part of the peripheral nervous system (PNS)	1.Part of the peripheral nervous system (PNS)
2.There are 12 pairs of cranial nerves that are special nerves associated with the brain.	2.They consist of 31 pairs of spinal nerves that connect the spinal cord to the periphery.
3.Can be sensory, mixed or motor.	3.Purely mixed.
4.Concerned mainly with the activities associated with head and neck.	4.Concerned with all the body parts, below the neck.