cranial nerve
noun
: any of the nerves that arise in pairs from the lower surface of the brain one on each side and pass through openings in the skull to the periphery of the body and that comprise 12 pairs in reptiles, birds, and mammals and usually 10 in fishes and amphibians
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This sudden pain may result from irritation to the glossopharyngeal nerve (one of the four cranial nerves), which runs from the brain stem through the tonsils and along your ears.
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Sarah Hudgens, Health, 5 Oct. 2024
It’s caused by inflammation of the facial nerve called cranial nerve 7.
—Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 13 Aug. 2024
The hormone also can latch on to receptors on the vagus nerve—a long cranial nerve that shuttles messages between the brain and organs throughout the body.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
An ophthalmologist had identified cranial nerve abnormalities and had sent her to the emergency department.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 22 Nov. 2023
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Sarah Hudgens, Health, 5 Oct. 2024
It’s caused by inflammation of the facial nerve called cranial nerve 7.
—Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 13 Aug. 2024
The hormone also can latch on to receptors on the vagus nerve—a long cranial nerve that shuttles messages between the brain and organs throughout the body.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
An ophthalmologist had identified cranial nerve abnormalities and had sent her to the emergency department.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 22 Nov. 2023
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“Cranial nerve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cranial%20nerve. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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