See Also: Cranial nerve XII(health)
cranial nerve V(medicine)
cranial nerve VII(medicine)
cranial nerve X(medicine)
cranial nerve XI(medicine)
cranial nerve XII(medicine)
Cranial nerve V(health)
cranial nerve VI(medicine)
Cranial nerve IX(health)
cranial nerve IX(medicine)

Cranial nerve III (health)


The third cranial nerve is the oculomotor nerve. The cranial nerves emerge from or enter the skull (the cranium), as opposed to the spinal nerves which emerge from the vertebral column. There are twelve cranial nerves.