Q. The cranial nerve that goes to the external rectus muscle is
A) II
B) III
C) VII
D) VI
Explanation
The sixth cranial nerve or abducens nerve is a motor, proprioceptive nerve. It has a pathway from pons to lateral rectus muscle; from eye muscles eye muscles to pons. It functions for the movement of eye ball and muscle sense.
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