Bursitis and tendinitis are both common conditions that cause swelling around muscles and bones. They occur most often in the shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee, or ankle. A bursa is a small, fluid-filled sac that acts as a cushion between a bone and other moving body parts such as muscles, tendons, or skin.
In higher vertebrates, such as reptiles, birds and mammals, there are 12 pairs of cranial nerves. Lower vertebrates, such as fish and amphibians, have 10 pairs of cranial nerves. Continue Reading.
Cranial Nerves. There are 12 pairs of cranial nerves and because they are nerves, they are considered to be a part of the peripheral nervous system (PNS). Conventionally, each of the 12 pairs of nerves is named using a Roman numeral (I through XII) together with the descriptive name for the nerve.