Question

Which of the two are the extra cranial nerve found in rabbit

• A. Glossopharangeal and hypoglossal
• B. Glossopharangeal and spinal accessory
• C. Spinal accessory and hypoglossal
• D. Pneumogastricand hypoglossal

Answer 1

The correct option is C Spinal accessory and hypoglossal

C. Spinal accessory and hypoglossal

EXPLANATION: The spinal accessory nerve is the eleventh cranial nerve. It is a somatic nerve or motor nerve. The cranial part of the accessory nerve is from the vagus nerve. Hypoglossal nerve is the 12th cranial nerve. It is an efferent nerve present in tongue musculature. These two extra cranial nerves (11th or the spinal accessory nerve and 12th or hypoglossal nerve) are found in rabbit.