NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

BRAIN

CRANIAL NERVES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which cranial nerve allows you to shrug your shoulders?
A
Accessory
B
Vestibulocochlear
C
Abducens
D
Trigeminal
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The accessory nerve, also known as the eleventh cranial nerve, cranial nerve XI, or simply CN XI, is a cranial nerve that supplies the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles.

Detailed explanation-2: -Neuroanatomy, Cranial Nerve 11 (Accessory)

Detailed explanation-3: -The accessory nerve (Fig. 1), named after Thomas Willis (Willis, 1965) cranial nerve XI, innervates the sternocleidomastoid (SCM) and trapezius muscles.

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