Question

1. With reference to the human ear, answer the following questions:

Name the nerve which transmits messages from the ear to the brain.

Answer 1

Auditory nerve:

1. There is a nerve that is responsible for carrying the impulses or transmitting the messages from the ear to the brain.
2. This nerve is called an ‘Auditory Nerve.’
3. The auditory nerve is one of the essential nerves present in branches of the vestibulocochlear nerve (Cranial Nerve VIII).
4. The vestibulocochlear nerve has two major branches: