How many pairs of cranial nerves are present in a human body?

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Solution

The correct option is A 12
The nerves that arise from or join the brain are called cranial nerves. The man has twelve pairs of cranial nerves. They have numbered I to XII in Roman numerals.
So, the correct answer is option A.

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