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Cranial nerve for sense of hearing?

The vestibulocochlear cranial nerve controls hearing.


Which cranial nerves is responsible for olfaction?

The olfactory nerve which is also cranial nerve number 1 is responsible for the sense of olfaction.


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 controls both body balance and hearing?

The vestibulocochlear nerve (cranial nerve VIII) is responsible for both hearing (cochlear function) and balance (vestibular function). It carries information from the inner ear to the brain, allowing us to hear and maintain our sense of balance.


What is the nerve for smell?

The olfactory nerves are cranial nerves( arise from the brain ). olfactory nerve is the first nerve among the all cranial nerves. olfactory nerves passes sense of smell through nerve impulses( chemical=neurotransmitters, and electrical signals ).


Name the five cranial sensory nerves each belonging to a different sense?

Olfactory nerve (sense of smell) Optic nerve (sense of vision) Vestibulocochlear nerve (sense of hearing and balance) Trigeminal nerve (sense of touch and pain for the face) Gustatory nerve (sense of taste)


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


The only nerve that originates from the forebrain?

The olfactory nerve, responsible for the sense of smell, is the only cranial nerve that originates directly from the forebrain. It carries sensory information from the nose to the brain for processing.


Which cranial nerve has the most anterior origin?

There are 12 pairs of cranial nerves. Of those, the ones with the most anterior origin are called olfactory I. Olfactory I nerves are responsible for the sense of smell.


What are hair cells and what is their relationship to the auditory nerve?

the out hair cells (OHC)push against the tectorial membrane in response to efferent innervation from the CNS the seventh cranial nerve it's the inner hair cells (IHC) that provide the sense of hearing afferent innervation to the CNS the eighth cranial nerve


Which nerve affects your sense of taste and facial expressions?

The facial nerve (cranial nerve VII) affects your sense of taste for the anterior two-thirds of the tongue and is responsible for controlling facial expressions through its motor functions.


What type of nerve conducts impulses to the olfactory bulbs?

The olfactory nerve, also known as cranial nerve I, conducts impulses from the nose to the olfactory bulbs in the brain. It is responsible for the sense of smell.