Glossopharyngeal nerve is a mixed nerve. It is attached to the lateral part of the medulla at its anterior aspect […]

Acoustic or Auditory nerve is the nerve of sense of hearing and equilibrium. Acoustic or Auditory nerve arises from the

Facial nerve is the seventh cranial nerve and is a mixed nerve. It arises from the lateral part of the

Abducent nerve is a motor nerve. It arises just behind the pons, lateral to the inferior pyramid of the medulla.

Trigeminal nerve is a mixed nerve. It is the largest of the cranial nerves. It is connected to the lateral

Trochlear nerve is the motor nerve to the superior oblique muscle of the eyeball. It is the finest of the cranial

Occulomotor nerve is the motor nerve to the muscles of the eyeball. It arises from the ventromedial aspect of the

Optic nerve is a nerve of sense for sight. This nerve is composed of medullated fibres devoid of neurilemma which

Olfactory nerve is a nerve of special sense for smell. It consists of fibers which are the axons of the

No. Name Kind Origin 1. Olfactory nerve Nerve of special sense (smell) Fore Brain 2. Optic nerve Nerve of special