There are _____ Pairs of Cranial Nerves and _____ Pairs

Question

There are _____ pairs of cranial nerves and _____ pairs of spinal nerves.
A) 10; 30
B) 31; 12
C) 12; 31
D) 30; 10
E) 12; 32

Accepted Answer

There are 12 pairs of cranial nerves, which emerge directly from the brain, and 31 pairs of spinal nerves, which emerge from the spinal cord.