NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

BRAIN

CRANIAL NERVES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What nerve supplies motor fibers for one external eye muscle? moves eyeballs
A
Vestibulocochlear
B
Trochlear
C
Glossopharyngeal
D
Facial
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The oculomotor nerve (the third cranial nerve; CN III) has three main motor functions: Innervation to the pupil and lens (autonomic, parasympathetic)

Detailed explanation-2: -The only muscle the trochlear nerve innervates, the superior oblique muscle, is the longest and thinnest muscle among the extraocular muscles.

Detailed explanation-3: -The trochlear nerve is the fourth cranial nerve (CN IV) and one of the ocular motor nerves that controls eye movement. The trochlear nerve, while the smallest of the cranial nerves, has the longest intracranial course as it is the only nerve to have a dorsal exit from the brainstem.

Detailed explanation-4: -Abducens Nerve (CN VI): This nerve only innervates one muscle of the eye, the lateral rectus muscle.

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