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CEREBRAL NERVES [1 record]

Record 1 2014-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

There are twelve pairs of cranial nerves; they are attached to the brain and are transmitted through foramina in the base of the cranium.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CONT

Il existe douze paires de nerfs crâniens (un de chaque côté) : [...] Nerf olfactif [,] nerf optique [,] nerf oculomoteur [,] nerf trochléaire [,] nerf trijumeau [,] nerf abducens [,] nerf facial [,] nerf cochléo-vestibulaire [,] nerf glosso-pharyngien [,] nerf vague ou pneumogastrique [,] nerf spinal [et] nerf hypoglosse.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistema nervioso
Entrada(s) universal(es)
DEF

Doce pares de nervios que parten de la base del cerebro o a nivel del tronco del encéfalo y emergen por los agujeros de la base del cráneo, distribuyéndose por la cabeza, el cuello, el tórax y el abdomen.

OBS

La Nomenclatura Anatómica Internacional incluye al nervio terminal como nervio craneal, a pesar de ser atrófico en los humanos y estar estrechamente relacionado con el nervio olfatorio.

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