How many pairs of spinal and cranial nerves are found in human respectively

     BIOLOGY UTME 2021 QUESTIONS

QUESTIONS 29. How many pairs of spinal and cranial nerves are found in human respectively 

A. 12 and 31 

B. 31 and 12

C 40 and 10

D. 31 and 11

SOLUTIONS

29 ~>>> B 

There are 33 vertebrae in human but 31 pairs of spinal nerves 

The 12 pairs of cranial nerves are labelled CN I to CN XII e.g. olfactory nerve as CN Land vagal nerve as CNX