NEET Biology question

Biology Neural Control and Coordination NEET

Different cranial nerves, with their respective functions, are given below. Choose the correct option from the codes given below.

Name | Function I. Hypoglossal | Hearing equilibrium II. Glossopharyngeal | Movements of pharynx, larynx, neck, and shoulder III. Pathetic | Rotation of eyeball IV. Oculomotor | Movement of eyeball Codes

(A)I and II
(B)II and IV
(C)III and IVCorrect
(D)I, II, III and IV

Answer: (C)

Solution

The pathetic (trochlear) nerve supplies the superior oblique muscle, producing rotation of the eyeball (III, correctly paired), and the oculomotor nerve supplies most of the extrinsic eye muscles, producing movement of the eyeball (IV, correctly paired); the hypoglossal nerve actually controls tongue

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Question ID VK-117777