GROSS ANATOMY
CRANIAL NERVES
Question
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Facial (VII)
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Oculomotor (III)
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Accessory (XI)
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Vagus (X)
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Detailed explanation-1: -The vagus nerve is one of 12 cranial nerves in the body. It’s responsible for various bodily functions, including digestion, heart rate, and breathing.
Detailed explanation-2: -The vagus nerve (cranial nerve [CN] X) is the longest cranial nerve in the body, containing both motor and sensory functions in both the afferent and efferent regards.
Detailed explanation-3: -The trochlear, abducens, accessory, and hypoglossal nerves are only motor nerves; the trigeminal nerve is both sensory and motor; the oculomotor nerve is both motor and parasympathetic; the facial glossopharyngeal, and vagus nerves have sensory, motor, and parasympathetic components (Standring, 2008).
Detailed explanation-4: -the dorsal motor nucleus. the nucleus ambiguus. the solitary nucleus. the spinal trigeminal nucleus.