Cranial nerve bringing impulse from internal ear is

Trochlear

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Auditory

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Vagus

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Hyomandibular

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Solution

The correct option is B Auditory
The vestibulocochlear nerve also known as the auditory or acoustic nerve, is the eighth of twelve cranial nerves and is responsible for transmitting sound and equilibrium (balance) information from the inner ear to the brain.

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Identify the incorrect statement(s) regarding the components of PNS.

I. The nerves carrying impulses from CNS to peripheral system are sensory nerves or afferent nerves

II. The nerves carrying impulses from peripheral system to CNS are motor nerves or efferent nerves

III. Afferent nerves bring in impulses from the auditory, visual and touch receptors.

IV. Efferent nerves coordinates impulses towards effector organs.

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