Question

Distinguish between cranial nerves and spinal nerves.

Answer 1

Cranial nerves	Spinal nerves
Nerves emerging or terminating from the brain	Nerves emerging or terminating from the spinal cord
There are 12 pairs of cranial nerves	There are 31 pairs of spinal nerves
Designated by serial numbers and names	Named according to their location on the spinal cord
Can be sensory, motor or mixed	Purely mixed
Concerned mainly with the activities associated with head and neck	Concerned with all the body parts, below the neck