4.) Your brain has 12 cranial nerves

 

Stemming from your brain as one observes,

Do you know what serves?

A set of 12 pairs, and we now have something called "the cranial nerves".

Let us see what swirls.

Time to light up the flares,

You have 12 cranial nerve pairs.

A sense of smell in the reserve,

This is your olfactory nerve.

A provision for vision, and one could observe, this is your optic nerve.

Opening and moving your eyes by gazing at a curve, this is the third, your oculomotor nerve.

Looking down and moving your eye toward your nose, this is your trochlear nerve, now progress shows.

Chewing food and providing sensations to your eyes, trigeminal nerve, and this is the fifth in disguise.

Moving your eyes from left to right, the abducens nerve, and this gives you phenomenal sight.

Facial expressions that swerve,

Simply, it's your facial nerve.

With a sense of hearing and balance,

The vestibulocochlear nerve is number eight in the balance.

You will still need it if you live in a really big palace.

Controlling muscles for swallowing,

The glossopharyngeal nerve provides taste sensations, and this is the ninth one galloping.

From BP to heart rate, to breathing and mood,

The vagus nerve is the longest cranial nerve, and it runs from your brain to your large intestine, is that understood?

Shoulder and neck movement,

Number 11, accessory nerve, education is adjuvant.

The hypoglossal nerve, controls tongue movement and plays a role in speaking and eating,

A sentiment of understanding,

Ain't this a brainy neurological meeting?

Poet: Vynolyn Naidoo