LooseLeaf for Human Anatomy
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Author: Michael McKinley Dr., Valerie O'Loughlin, Elizabeth Pennefather-O'Brien
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 16, Problem 13WYL
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To determine:
The embryonic structures which form most of the components of the cranial and spinal nerves.
Introduction:
The nerves that emerge directly from the brain are known as cranial nerves. The spinal nerve emerges from the segments of the spinal cord.
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