脑神经

腦神經

nǎoshénjīng

noun #37,780

Meanings

1 cranial nerves

Characters

channel, meridian

Examples

人体有十二对脑神经。

Réntǐ yǒu shí'èr duì nǎoshénjīng.

The human body has twelve pairs of cranial nerves.

视神经是第二对脑神经。

Shìshénjīng shì dì-èr duì nǎoshénjīng.

The optic nerve is the second cranial nerve.

Tips

usage

In anatomy, 脑神经 = cranial nerves (the twelve pairs emerging from the brain), NOT the same as 脑部神经 'brain nerves' or 神经 (nerve) in general. Contrast with 脊神经 'spinal nerves' that exit from the spinal cord.

Stroke Order

脑 nǎo

神 shén

经 jīng