md90
04-07-2006, 12:11 PM
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Which of the following cranial nerves innervates the structure identified here (at the top and it appears deep red) that is needed by a cellular phone user: (I'm sorry but the arrows that are in pictures are not coming onto the picture when I post it)
1. VII
2. X
3. XII
4. I
5. VI
Answer: #3: XII, why? The hypoglossal nerve, a motor nerve and the twelfth cranial nerve, provides innervation to the genioglossus muscle comprising the tongue.
Which of the following cranial nerves innervates the structure identified here (at the top and it appears deep red) that is needed by a cellular phone user: (I'm sorry but the arrows that are in pictures are not coming onto the picture when I post it)
1. VII
2. X
3. XII
4. I
5. VI
Answer: #3: XII, why? The hypoglossal nerve, a motor nerve and the twelfth cranial nerve, provides innervation to the genioglossus muscle comprising the tongue.