Which of the Following Statements Are True of the Cranial

question 34

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements are true of the cranial nerves? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statements.)

• A)The accessory nerves are motor to the shoulders.
• B)The acoustic nerves are sensory only for hearing.
• C)The optic nerves are sensory for vision and motor for blinking.
• D)Secretion of saliva is a function of the facial and glossopharyngeal nerves.
• E)The olfactory nerves are sensory for smell.
• F)The trochlear nerves are motor for movement of the eyeball.
• G)The vagus nerves help increase heart rate and the process of digestion.
• H)The oculomotor nerves help regulate the size of the pupil.

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