NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

BRAIN

CRANIAL NERVES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What nerve supplies motor fibers to the lateral rectus muscle which rolls the eye laterally? moves eyeballs
A
Trigeminal
B
Trochlear
C
Abducens
D
Vestibulocochlear
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The oculomotor nerve is the third cranial nerve (CN III). It allows movement of the eye muscles, constriction of the pupil, focusing the eyes and the position of the upper eyelid.

Detailed explanation-2: -Abducens nerve (CN VI) The abducens nerve innervates the lateral rectus muscle of the eye. It is responsible for lateral eye movements.

Detailed explanation-3: -The abducens nerve (cranial nerve VI) exits the brainstem from the pons-medullary junction and innervates the lateral rectus muscle.

Detailed explanation-4: -What is abducens nerve? The abducens nerve, also called the sixth cranial nerve or cranial nerve 6, is a motor nerve that controls the lateral rectus muscle. This is an extraocular eye muscle that allows the eye to perform abduction. Abduction is an outward movement.

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