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Brain freeze, or ice cream headache, is primarily associated with the trigeminal nerve (cranial nerve V). This nerve is responsible for sensation in the face and motor functions such as biting and chewing. When something cold touches the roof of the mouth, it causes rapid constriction and dilation of blood vessels, which triggers pain signals through the trigeminal nerve, resulting in the sudden headache.
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What is the number of cranial nerve involved in listening to music seasickness?
The cranial nerve involved in both listening to music and seasickness is the vestibulocochlear nerve, also known as the eighth cranial nerve. It is responsible for transmitting sound and balance information from the inner ear to the brain.
What cranial nerve is involved in Bell's palsy?
The Facial Nerve or Cranial Nerve VII is the nerve involved with Bell's Palsy.
What is the most highly developed cranial nerve in the sheep's brain?
The trigeminal nerve is the most highly developed cranial nerve in the sheep's brain.
Does the second cranial nerve transmit nerve impulses from the retina to the brain?
The second cranial nerve is the optic nerve, which tells the brain what the eye is seeing
Which one of the following cranial nerves is NOT involved in either taste?
The optic nerve (cranial nerve II) is not involved in taste, as its primary function is vision. Taste is primarily mediated by the facial nerve (cranial nerve VII), glossopharyngeal nerve (cranial nerve IX), and vagus nerve (cranial nerve X).
What cranial nerve is involved in hyper extending and flexing the neck?
The spinal accessory nerve (cranial nerve XI) is involved in hyperextending and flexing the neck. This nerve innervates the trapezius and sternocleidomastoid muscles, which are involved in these movements.
What is the cranial nerve that is involved in helping feel a toothache?
Trigeminal (5th) cranial nerve
What are the cranial nerves involved in the corneal reflex?
It is the 7th cranial nerve (facial nerve).
What is the Cranial nerve II called?
The second cranial nerve is the optic nerve.
What is the largest cranial nerve in a sheep brain?
Trigeminal. I took 28 hours in anatomy....
What nerves carry signals to and from the eyes and ears?
The oculomotor nerve or the third cranial nerve, trochlear or forth cranial nerve and abducent or the sixth cranial nerve carry signal to your eye. The optic nerve carry the signal from the eye to the brain. Vestibulocochlear or the eighth cranial nerve carry the signal from your ear to the brain.
What is the cranial nerve that is involved in tasting well seasoned food?
VII the cranial nerve or the Facial
