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Q: What is the cranial nerve known as the wandering nerve?
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Which is the only cranial nerve to extend to the abdomen?

The vagus (wandering) nerve.


Why vagus nerve is called wandering nerve?

The tenth cranial nerve is called vagus nerve it is also called as wandering nerve.It has been called wandering nerve because of many areas it innervates. the vagus nerve wanders all the way down from the brainstem to the colon, a long wandering trek.


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.


What cranial nerve carries smell impulses to the brain?

The olfactory nerve, also known as the first cranial nerve, transports impulses for sense of smell to the brain. The olfactory nerve is capable of regeneration.


What is the Cranial nerve II called?

The second cranial nerve is the optic nerve.


What nerves are involved in diplopia?

The nerves involved in diplopia include three cranial nerves: the oculomotor nerve (third cranial nerve), the abducens nerve (sixth cranial nerve), and the trochlear nerve (fourth cranial nerve).


What nerve is also known as the acoustic or auditory nerve?

The nerve that is also known as the acoustic or auditory nerve is the vestibulocochlear nerve (cranial nerve VIII). It is responsible for transmitting auditory and balance information from the inner ear to the brain.


What is the nerve IV of the cranial nerves?

Cranial nerve 4 (IV) is the trochlear nerve.


What is the function of cranial nerves?

cranial nerve I: olfactory:smell cranial nerve II:optic:vision cranial nerve III: oculomotor: 4 of 6 eye muscles cranial nerve IV: trochlear: cranial nerve V: Trigeminal cranial nerve VI: Abducens cranial nerve VII: Facial cranial nerve VIII: Vestibulochlear: hearing cranial nerve IX: Grosspharnxgeal: saliva formation cranial nerve X: Vegus cranial nerve XI: Acessory Spinal: trapizious movement cranial nerve XII: Hypoglosseal: toungue movement


What cranial nerve is used in listening to music?

The vestibulocochlear nerve or cranial nerve 8 (CN8) is largely involved with listening to music. However the trigeminal nerve (CN5), which innervates the tensor tympani, and the facial nerve (CN7), which innervates the stapedius muscle, may alter the perception of sound and theoretically affect the perception of music.


What cranial nerve is responsible for transmitting visual information?

Cranial Nerve 2 - Optic Nerve


Smell impulses are carried by the cranial nerve called the?

The olfactory nerve, or 1st cranial nerve.