NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

BRAIN

CRANIAL NERVES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What nerve is purely sensory and carries impulses for the sense of smell?
A
Vagus
B
Accessory
C
Optic
D
Olfactory
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The olfactory nerve is a solely sensory nerve and conveys the sense of smell. Its receptors are located in the olfactory mucosa under the roof of the nasal cavity. The olfactory fibers cross the skull base through the olfactory foramina of the cribriform plate and enter the olfactory bulb in the olfactory groove.

Detailed explanation-2: -Your ability to smell comes from specialized sensory cells, called olfactory sensory neurons, which are found in a small patch of tissue high inside the nose. These cells connect directly to the brain. Each olfactory neuron has one odor receptor.

Detailed explanation-3: -Coffee and vanilla principally stimulate the olfactory cell receptors. Ammonia is a trigeminal nerve stimulator.

Detailed explanation-4: -The first, second, and eighth nerves are purely sensory: the olfactory (CNI), optic (CNII), and vestibulocochlear (CNVIII) nerves. The three eye-movement nerves are all motor: the oculomotor (CNIII), trochlear (CNIV), and abducens (CNVI).

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