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Trigeminal is

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Motor nerve
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Sensory nerve
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Mixed nerve
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None of the above
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Solution

The correct option is C Mixed nerve
The trigeminal nerve is 5th cranial nerve and it is mixed in nature. It is the largest cranial nerve. The trigeminal nerve is a nerve responsible for transmitting sensations from the face to the brain and motor functions such as biting and chewing. It is composed of three large branches. They are the ophthalmic (V1, sensory), maxillary (V2, sensory) and mandibular (V3, motor and sensory) branches. Hence option C is correct.

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