BRAIN
CRANIAL NERVES
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Question
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What nerve is purely sensory and the vestibular branch transmits impulses for the sense of balance and cochlear branch transmits impulses for sense of hearing?
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Olfactory
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Optic
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Hypoglossal
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Vestibulocochlear
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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 is the eighth cranial nerve. Its cochlear branch is responsible for the special sensation of hearing, and its vestibular portions are involved in balance, spatial sensation, and posture.
Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer is (B): The cochlear branch of the vestibulocochlear cranial nerve carries signals from the cochlea of the ear for hearing.
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