NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

BRAIN

CRANIAL NERVES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
conducts sensory impulses from the skin of the face and mucosa of the nose and mouth; also contains motor fibers that activate the chewing muscles
A
olfactory
B
optic
C
oculomotor
D
trochlear
E
trigeminal
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: -The trigeminal nerve (V) is the largest cranial nerve, and it has both a sensory and a motor division. The motor division of the trigeminal nerve, which has its own nucleus located in the pons, innervates the “muscles of mastication” and also the tensor muscle of the tympanic membranes of the ear.

Detailed explanation-3: -The infratrochlear nerve arises from the nasociliary nerve and provides innervation of the superior aspect of the external nose.

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