NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

BRAIN

CRANIAL NERVES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Activates muscles of the face, sinuses, teeth, etc.:
A
Olfactory (I)
B
Trigeminal motor (V)
C
Oculomotor (III, IV, VI)
D
Trigeminal sensory (V)
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The trigeminal nerve primarily helps you feel (sensory), although the mandibular nerve branch has both sensory and motor functions. The trigeminal nerve helps with: Biting, chewing and swallowing.

Detailed explanation-2: -(1) The antidromic pathway: stimulation of sensory branches of the trigeminal nerve activates a pathway originating at the trigeminal ganglion that leads to antidromic release of neurotransmitters, vasodilation, and increases in CBF.

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