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The eighth cranial nerve (auditory) of vertebrates leads from brain to

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Ear
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Eye
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Nose
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Tongue
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The correct option is A Ear
The cochlear nerve (also auditory or acoustic nerve) is one of two parts of the vestibulocochlear nerve, a cranial nerve present in higher vertebrates. The cochlear nerve carries auditory sensory information from the cochlea of the inner ear directly to the brain.

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