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Example Question #81 : Identifying Nerves And Blood Vessels
Which nerve innervates the superior oblique muscle of the eye?
Abducens nerve
Trochlear nerve
Oculomotor nerve
Trigeminal nerve
Trochlear nerve
The correct answer is the trochlear nerve. This nerve has solely motor functions involving movement of the eye via the superior oblique muscle. The trigeminal nerve has both sensory and motor functions including general sensation of the face/scalp and opening/closing the mouth and modifying the tension of the tympanic membrane. Although both the oculomotor and abducens nerves play a role in eye movement, neither of them control the movement of the superior oblique muscle.
Example Question #82 : Identifying Nerves And Blood Vessels
Which of the following cranial nerves has both a sensory function and controls facial muscles?
Hypoglossal nerve
Facial nerve
Vagus nerve
Trochlear nerve
Facial nerve
In this case, we are looking for a nerve with both sensory and motor function, laving only the facial and vagus nerves, as the hypoglossal and trochlear nerves are solely motor. Only the facial nerve controls the muscles in the face making it the correct answer. It also controls the tension of the ossicles.
Example Question #183 : Organs
Which cranial nerve controls the sense of smell?
Vestibulocochlear nerve
Accessory nerve
Optic nerve
Olfactory nerve
Olfactory nerve
The olfactory nerve is responsible for the sensation of smell (olfaction). The optic nerve senses visual stimuli, The vestibulocochlear nerve is a sensory nerve that is responsible for proprioception and audition, the accessory nerve (cranial nerve XI) is responsible for movement of the head and shoulders.
Example Question #83 : Identifying Nerves And Blood Vessels
The accessory nerve innervates which muscle(s)?
Superior oblique
Sternocleidomastoid and trapezius
Sternocleidomastoid only
Trapezius only
Sternocleidomastoid and trapezius
The accessory nerve innervates two large muscles: the sternocleidomastoid and the trapezius. Both of them are located in the neck/upper back which is the location of the accessory nerve. The trochlear nerve innervates the superior oblique.
Example Question #84 : Identifying Nerves And Blood Vessels
The vestibulocochlear nerve is responsible for what function(s)?
Balance and hearing
Balance only
Hearing only
Vision only
Balance and hearing
The vestibulocochlear nerve is a sensory nerve that runs through the internal auditory canal of the ear. The ear is responsible for both our hearing and our sense of balance/equilibrium. This means that the vestibulocochlear nerve is responsible for both hearing and balance. The sense of vision of carried out by the optic nerve.
Example Question #85 : Identifying Nerves And Blood Vessels
Which nerve is responsible for the movement of the tongue?
Abducens nerve
Hypoglossal nerve
Glossopharyngeal nerve
Facial nerve
Hypoglossal nerve
In this case, we are looking specifically for a nerve that has motor function. The correct answer is the hypoglossal nerve. The glossopharyngeal nerve is responsible for swallowing and gustation, but not for movement of the tongue. The facial nerve is responsible for moving the muscles of the face involved in facial expression and for controling the tension of the ossicles. The abducens is solely responsible for movement of the eye through its innervation of the lateral rectus.
Example Question #86 : Identifying Nerves And Blood Vessels
Which of the following cranial nerves is responsible for the movement of eye muscles?
Optic nerve
Oculomotor nerve
Facial nerve
Olfactory nerve
Oculomotor nerve
The correct answer is the oculomotor nerve. In this case we are looking for a motor nerve that has something to do with the eye, letting us rule out both the olfactory (sensory) and facial (sensory and motor, but not of the eye) nerves. That leaves the oculomotor and optic nerves, however the optic nerve is solely sensory while the oculomotor nerve is a motor nerve.
Example Question #87 : Identifying Nerves And Blood Vessels
The posterior cord branches into which two nerves?
Median and axillary
Radial and axillary
Radial and musculocutaneous
Ulnar and radial
Radial and axillary
The posterior cord of the brachial plexus gives rise to the nerves in the deep compartment of the upper arm. Those are the radial and axillary nerves. The musculocutaneous nerve comes from the lateral cord. The median nerve comes from the lateral and medial cords. The ulnar nerve comes from the medial cord.
Example Question #663 : Gross Anatomy
Which root(s) feed the inferior trunk of the brachial plexus?
C7 only
C8 and T1
T1 only
C5 and C6
C8 and T1
C8 and T1 merge to give rise to the inferior trunk of the brachial plexus. They are the most inferior roots of the brachial plexus, so it would make sense that they feed into the inferior trunk.
Example Question #91 : Identifying Nerves And Blood Vessels
The medial cord of the brachial plexus branches and ultimately becomes which two nerves?
Radial and axillary
Axillary and ulnar
Median and musculocutaneous
Median and ulnar
Median and ulnar
The medial cord of the brachial plexus gives rise to two nerves in the superficial compartment of the upper arm. There are three possible nerves: musculocutaneous, median, and ulnar. The musculocutaneous nerve comes from the lateral cord, making the correct answer the median and ulnar nerves. The radial and axillary nerves come from the posterior cord.
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