MEDICAL
NERVES
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Question
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Which nerve is sensory and responsible for hearing and balance?
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vestibulocochlear (VIII)
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facial (VII)
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vagus (X)
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oculomotor (III)
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The vestibulocochlear nerve is the eighth cranial nerve. Its cochlear branch is responsible for the special sensation of hearing, and its vestibular portions are involved in balance, spatial sensation, and posture.
Detailed explanation-2: -Cranial nerve VIII brings sound and information about one’s position and movement in space into the brain. The auditory and vestibular systems subserve several functions basic to clinical medicine and to psychiatry.
Detailed explanation-3: -vestibulocochlear nerve: Also known as the auditory vestibular nerve, this is the eighth of twelve cranial nerves, and it is responsible for transmitting sound and equilibrium (balance) information from the inner ear to the brain.
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