Structure:
The cranial nerves of the peripheral nervous system extend to the structures
of the head, and one of them, the Cranial
Nerve X, the vagus nerve, enters the trunk. Cranial
Nerve I is the optic nerve; II
is the olfactory nerve; III is the
oculomotor nerve; IV is the trochlear
nerve; V is the trigeminal nerve;
VI is the abducens nerve; VII
is the facial nerve; VIII is the
auditory nerve; IX is the glossalpharyngeal
nerve; and X is the vagus nerve.