Which one of the following is a motor nerve?

Auditory

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

Abducens

Right on! Give the BNAT exam to get a 100% scholarship for BYJUS courses

Optic nerve

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

Trigeminal nerve

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

Open in App

Solution

The correct option is A Abducens
Abducens nerve is the sixth cranial nerve. It is a motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye, originating in the dorsal part of the tegmentum of the pons, passing through the cavernous sinus, and entering the orbit through the superior orbital fissure.
So, the correct answer is option B.

Suggest Corrections

Similar questions

Which of the following nerves is purely a motor nerve?

Join BYJU'S Learning Program