The eighth cranial nerve of vertebrate leads from brain to
A
Ear
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B
Eye
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C
Nose
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D
Tongue
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Solution
The correct option is A Ear The cranial nerve-VIII or the vestibulocochlear nerve emerges from the pons Varolii of the brainstem that innervates the internal ear. It is responsible for the sensation of the hearing and the equilibrium. One of its two branches leads to the cochlea and the other leads to the vestibular apparatus.