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 XII (health)


The twelfth cranial nerve is the hypoglossal nerve. The twelve cranial nerves, the hypoglossal nerve included, emerge from or enter the skull (the cranium), as opposed to the spinal nerves which emerge from the vertebral column.