Choose one cranial nerve. Give its name and correct cranial nerve number. Explain where it connects to the brain, and what would happen if it was unable to transmit action potentials. Then briefly give a real-life disease or condition that might lead to that cranial nerve being non-functional.

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Choose one cranial nerve. Give its name and correct
cranial nerve number. Explain where it connects to
the brain, and what would happen if it was unable
to transmit action potentials. Then briefly give a
real-life disease or condition that might lead to that
cranial nerve being non-functional.
Transcribed Image Text:Choose one cranial nerve. Give its name and correct cranial nerve number. Explain where it connects to the brain, and what would happen if it was unable to transmit action potentials. Then briefly give a real-life disease or condition that might lead to that cranial nerve being non-functional.
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Step 1: Cranial Nerve: Cranial Nerve II
Cranial Nerve: Cranial Nerve II
Name: Optic Nerve
Cranial Nerve Number: II

The optic nerve connects to the brain at the optic chiasm, where fibers from the right and left optic nerves partially cross over. From there, it continues to the visual cortex in the occipital lobe of the brain.
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