NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

BRAIN

CRANIAL NERVES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
hearing and balance
A
read through
B
vestibulocochlear
C
trigeminal
D
accessory
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The vestibulocochlear nerve or auditory vestibular nerve, also known as the eighth cranial nerve, cranial nerve VIII, or simply CN VIII, is a cranial nerve that transmits sound and equilibrium (balance) information from the inner ear to the brain.

Detailed explanation-2: -The hearing system and the balance organs share a nerve pathway to the brain, known as the vestibulocochlear nerve.

Detailed explanation-3: -Vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII) The vestibulocochlear nerve provides for hearing and balance. Patients with this nerve injury oftentimes have vertigo, tinnitus, and hearing impairment. Hearing loss due to TBIs is more frequently a sensory loss than a conductive loss.

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