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How many pairs of cranial nerves are purely sensory?
How many pairs of cranial nerves are purely sensory?
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The correct option is B 3
A sensory nerve is a nerve that carries sensory information toward the central nervous system from sense organs.There are total 12 cranial nerves out of which there are 3 sensory nerves - Olfactory (1st), Optic (2nd) and Vestibulocochlear nerve (8th). Hence option B is correct.
A sensory nerve is a nerve that carries sensory information toward the central nervous system from sense organs.
There are total 12 cranial nerves out of which there are 3 sensory nerves - Olfactory (1st), Optic (2nd) and Vestibulocochlear nerve (8th).
Hence option B is correct.
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