NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

BRAIN

CRANIAL NERVES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
transmit impulses for the sense of balance and hearing
A
abducens
B
facial
C
vestibulocochlear
D
glossopharyngeal
E
vagus
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 vestibulocochlear nerve (also known as the auditory vestibular nerve and cranial nerve VIII) has axons that carry the modalities of hearing and equilibrium. It consists of the cochlear nerve that carries information about hearing, and the vestibular nerve that carries information about balance.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Vestibulocochlear Nerve (CN VIII)-Balance-Hearing-TeachMeAnatomy.

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