MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY

PHYSIOLOGY

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The nerve that contains motor fibers that reinvolved with chewing is:
A
Cranial Nerve III
B
Cranial Nerve VI
C
Cranial Nerve IV
D
Cranial Nerve V
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The trigeminal nerve is the largest of the cranial nerves and provides sensory and motor innervation to the muscles of mastication.

Detailed explanation-2: -Of the twelve cranial nerves, there are four major nerves that control function in the face and mouth, primarily concerning taste, chewing, and swallowing: Cranial Nerve V (five) Trigeminal nerve: translates sensory information in the upper and middle face and controls motion in the jaw and ear.

Detailed explanation-3: -Four cranial nerves are purely motor–the 3rd, 4th, 6th, and 12th. Cranial nerve 3 is called the oculomotor. It supplies four of the six muscles that move the eye. It also supplies the eyelid raising muscle and the muscles that focus the lens and constrict the pupil.

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