#cranial_nerve__cranialnerve  any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem
  supertype:  #nervus__nerve  any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
  subtype:  #olfactory_nerve__olfactorynerve__nervii_olfactorii__first_cranial_nerve__firstcranialnerve  a collective term for numerous olfactory filaments in the nasal mucosa
  subtype:  #optic_nerve__opticnerve__nervus_opticus__second_cranial_nerve__optic_tract__optictract  serves the retina
  subtype:  #oculomotor_nerve__oculomotor__nervus_oculomotorius__third_cranial_nerve__thirdcranialnerve  supplies extrinsic muscles of the eye
  subtype:  #trochlear_nerve__trochlearnerve__trochlear__trochlearis__trochleari__fourth_cranial_nerve  either of the two cranial nerves on either side that control the superior oblique muscles of the eyes
  subtype:  #trigeminal_nerve__trigeminal__trigeminus__nervus_trigeminus__fifth_cranial_nerve  the main sensory nerve of the face and motor nerve for the muscles of mastication
  subtype:  #abducent_nerve__abducent__abducens__abducens_nerve__nervus_abducens__sixth_cranial_nerve__sixthcranialnerve  a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye
  subtype:  #facial_nerve__facial__nervus_facialis__seventh_cranial_nerve__seventhcranialnerve  cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles
  subtype:  #acoustic_nerve__auditory_nerve__vestibulocochlear_nerve__vestibulocochlearnerve__nervus_vestibulocochlearis__eighth_cranial_nerve  a composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea
  subtype:  #glossopharyngeal_nerve__nervus_glossopharyngeus__ninth_cranial_nerve  sensory nerve to the pharynx and back of the tongue; motor fibers innervate muscles that elevate the pharynx and larynx; includes parasympathetic fibers to the the otic ganglion
  subtype:  #nervus_vagus__vagus__vagu__vagus_nerve__vagusnerve__pneumogastric__pneumogastric_nerve__pneumogastricnerve__tenth_cranial_nerve__tenthcranialnerve__wandering_nerve__wanderingnerve  a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera
  subtype:  #accessory_nerve__accessorynerve__spinal_accessory__nervus_accessorius__eleventh_cranial_nerve  arises from two sets of roots (cranial and spinal) that unite to form the accessory nerve trunk
  subtype:  #hypoglossal_nerve__hypoglossalnerve__hypoglossal__nervus_hypoglosus__twelfth_cranial_nerve__twelfthcranialnerve  supplies intrinsic muscles of the tongue and other tongue muscles

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