alleryStart learning →Which pairing gives the origins of cranial and spinal nerves?
ABoth arise from the spinal cord
BCranial: spinal cord; spinal: brain
CCranial: brain; spinal: spinal cord
DBoth arise from the brain
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Cranial: brain; spinal: spinal cord
Cranial nerves arise from the brain, while spinal nerves arise from the spinal cord.
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