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Olfaction is the sense of smell.
The Olfactory System is the sensory system used for Olfaction (smelling).
So in short, Its a sensory system (nerve) not a motor nerve.
Think of motor nerves as nerves that cause a change in something, such as muscle motor nerves cause the muscle to contract.
Sensory Nerves 'sense' the environment around them and then transfer this information on to other parts of the body such as the brain.
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Which carnial nerves are purely sensory?
Actually, there are three cranial nerves that are completely sensory: Olfactory nerve, Optic nerve and the Vestibulocohlear nerve. The Optic nerve is responsible for sensory information for vision, the Olfactory nerve is responsible for sensory information coming from the nose and the Vestibulocohlear (the craziest word to spell) involves sensory information for hearing (get it?- cohlear, ear) and equilibrium.
What cranial nerve is totally sensory in function?
here's a useful mnemonic that I used in medical school:1. Some - olfactory (sensory)2. Say - optic (sensory)3. Marry - oculomotor (motor)4. Money - trochlear (motor)5. But - trigeminal (both)6. My - abducens (motor)7. Brother - facial (both)8. Says - vestibulocholear (sensory)9. Big - glossopharyngeal (both)10. Boobs - vagus (both)11. Matter - accessory (motor)12. More - hypoglossal (motor)
What are the sensory receptors for eyes and nose?
The sensory receptors for the eyes are the optic nerve and the retina. The sensory receptor for the nose are the olfactory nerves.
What type of nerve conducts impulses to the olfactory bulbs?
Sensory neuron
Which cranial nerves carries only sensory information?
The question is asking what three cranial nerves are purely sensory in their function. Some relevant terms here are olfactory, optic, and auditory or vestibucochlear or acoustic nerves. The only three cranial nerves that are pure sensory in function are cranial nerve #1 : the olfactory nerve (smell), cranial nerve #2 : the optic nerve (sight), and cranial nerve #8 : the auditory/vestibucochlear/acoustic nerve (hearing).
Is vagus nerve a motor nerve?
its both motor and sensory
Is inferior alveolar nerve sensory or motor?
it is sensory
Are cranial nerves motor or sensory?
sensory nerve
What function does the olfactory nerve control?
to transfer nerve impulses to the brain
Does the peripheral nervous system have sensory nerve cells and motor nerve cells.?
Yes, the peripheral nervous system has both sensory and motor nerve cells
What cranial nerve is used when smelling a flower?
The Olfactory nerve. CN1 Cranial Nerve I, or the first cranial nerve called the Olfactory nerve.
Which cranial nerve is responsible for the sense of hearing?
olfactory
