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Cranial nerves like spinal nerves compose sensory – motor reflexes that serve as the foundation of movement.
Cranial nerves like spinal nerves compose sensory – motor reflexes that serve as the foundation of movement.
These complex peripheral nerves carry both sensory and motor axonal components for producing the most rapid behavioral responses.
12 cranial nerves exit through cranial foremen of the skull.
Somatic type muscles (oculomotor, mastication, facial expression, vocalization, head turning, shoulder action, tongue function) are involved in overt reflexes and subtle multicomponent actions.
Most nerves carry motor components of the parasympathetic system.
Numerous visceral reflexes form around cranial nerve connections.