Which of the following cranial nerve is a pure sensory nerve?
Ans. C CN 8Ref: Netter's Atlas of Neurosciences, pg. 265* Cranial nerve 3 is pure motor nerve and performs ocular movement.* Cranial nerve 5 performs mastication and is sensory to face.* Cranial nerve 9 is a mixed nerve and carries taste from posterior 1/3rd of tongue and performs swallowing with help of stylopharyngeus.* CN 8th is pure sensory. Associated with hearing and balancing
CN 3
CN 5
CN 8
CN 9
Neuroanatomy