NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

BRAIN

CRANIAL NERVES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following cranial nerves controls the face muscles?
A
Cranial Nerve XII HYPOGLOSSAL
B
Cranial Nerve IX GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL
C
Cranial Nerve V TRIGEMINAL
D
Cranial nerve VII FACIAL
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Sensation on the face is innervated by the trigeminal nerves (V) as are the muscles of mastication, but the muscles of facial expression are innervated mainly by the facial nerve (VII) as is the sensation of taste.

Detailed explanation-2: -The motor portion, or the facial nerve proper, supplies all the facial musculature. The principal muscles are the frontalis, orbicularis oculi, buccinator, orbicularis oris, platysma, the posterior belly of the digastric, and the stapedius muscle.

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