THORAX ABDOMEN AND PELVIS

MEDICAL

NERVES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Controls the face, jaw and chewing
A
trigeminal
B
Trochlear
C
Vagus
D
Accessory
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The trigeminal nerve primarily helps you feel (sensory), although the mandibular nerve branch has both sensory and motor functions. The trigeminal nerve helps with: Biting, chewing and swallowing. Facial and scalp sensations.

Detailed explanation-2: -The trigeminal nerve is one set of the cranial nerves in the head. It is the nerve responsible for providing sensation to the face. One trigeminal nerve runs to the right side of the head, while the other runs to the left. Each of these nerves has three distinct branches.

Detailed explanation-3: -The trigeminal nerve is responsible for sensory enervation of the face and motor enervation to muscles of mastication (chewing).

Detailed explanation-4: -The trigeminal nerve (V) is the largest cranial nerve, and it has both a sensory and a motor division. The motor division of the trigeminal nerve, which has its own nucleus located in the pons, innervates the “muscles of mastication” and also the tensor muscle of the tympanic membranes of the ear.

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