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Select all of the cranial nerves that are accurately paired with its distinguishing characteristics and description. Again, select all that apply. (Multiple answers)

  • Olfactory Cranial Nerve: The sensory nerve that transmits the sense of smell to the olfactory foramina of the nose

  • Optic Cranial Nerve: This sensory nerve transmits the sense of vision from the retina to the brain.

  • Oculomotor Cranial Nerve: This motor and sensory nerve controls eye movements and visual acuity.

  • Trochlear Cranial Nerve: This motor nerve innervates eye ball movement and the superior oblique muscle of the eyes.

  • Abducens Cranial Nerve: This motor nerve innervates and controls the abduction of the eye using the lateral rectus muscle.

  • Facial Cranial Nerve: This motor nerve controls facial movements, some salivary glands and gustatory sensations from the anterior part of the tongue.

  • Glossopharyngeal Cranial Nerve: This sensory nerve This nerve gives us the sense of taste from the posterior tongue, and it also innervates the parotid glands

Correct Response: A,B,D,E

The olfactory cranial nerve is a sensory nerve that transmits the sense of smell to the olfactory foramina of the nose; the optic cranial nerve is also a sensory nerve and it transmits the sense of vision from the retina to the brain.

The trochlear cranial nerve is a motor nerve that innervates eye ball movement and the superior oblique muscle of the eyes; and the abducens cranial nerve is a motor nerve that innervates and controls the abduction of the eye using the lateral rectus muscle.

The oculomotor cranial nerve is a motor nerve controls eye movements, the sphincter of the pupils and the ciliary body muscles; it has no sensory function. The facial cranial nerve is a motor and sensory nerve which controls facial movements, some salivary glands and gustatory sensations from the anterior part of the tongue. And, lastly, the glossopharyngeal cranial nerve is both a motor and sensory nerve that gives us the sense of taste from the posterior tongue, and it also innervates the parotid glands.