Question

The muscles of human eye receive impulses by the innervations of these cranial nerves.

• A. VI, III, X
• B. III, IV, X
• C. III, IV, VI
• D. IX, X, IV

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

III, IV, VI

The muscles of human eye receive impulses by the innervation of three cranial nerves. The nuclei or bodies of these nerves are found in the brain stem.

The three cranial nerves involved are:
Oculomotor nerve (III) - superior rectus mucle, inferior rectus muscle, medial rectus muscle and inferior oblique muscle.
Trochlear nerve (IV) - Superior oblique muscle
Abducens nerve (VI) - Lateral rectus muscle

Thus, the correct answer is option (C).