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What nerve controls swallowing?
The Hypoglossal nerves (XII) carry somatic motor fibers to intrinsic and extrinsic muscles of the tongue. These nerves are mixed, but primarily motor in function. The hypoglossal nerves arise from the Medulla Oblongata.
What is Nerve supply of tip of the tongue?
hypoglossal
What cranial nerve number is hypoglossal?
12 or XII
Which cranial muscle sends signals to the tongue muscles?
Hypoglossal.. (:
What nerve innervates all the muscles of the tongue except palatglossus?
hypoglossal nerve
How is the hypoglossus muscle attach to the hyoid?
there´s no any "hypoglossal muscle"! do you mean HYOglossal muscle?
What are the two small swellings that can be found at the dorsal aspect of upper medulla?
hypoglossal trigone and vagal trigone
Which cranial nerve lies medial to the vagus nerve?
That would be the hypoglossal nerve, which lies medial from the vagus, accessory, glossopharyngeal nerves.
Name of cranial nerves in frog?
olfactory optic oculomotor trochlear trigeminal abducens facial auditory glossopharyngeal vagus
Which cranial nerves are not sensory?
Cranial nerves III (oculomotor), IV (trochlear), VI (abducens), XI (accessory), and XII (hypoglossal) are motor nerves only.
What is difference between dysphasia and aphasia?
Aphasia and dysarthria are difficulty in speaking. aphasia the problem is in the brain. dysarthria the problem in the muscle or the nerve such as the hypoglossal nerve.aphasia due to damage or disease in the brain. dysarthria damage to the muscles or the nerves supply them such as the hypoglossal nerve.
Is hypoglossal nerve an efferent nerve?
Yes, efferent refers to the fact that the nerve carries information from your central nervous system out to a muscle. In this case, the muscle being innervated in the tongue.
