The nurse is reviewing the function of the cranial nerves (CNs). Which CN is responsible for conducting nerve impulses to the brain from the organ of Corti?

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The nerve impulses are conducted by the auditory portion of CN VIII to the brain. Cranial nerve I, the olfactory nerve, is responsible for the sense of smell. Cranial nerve III, the oculomotor, innervates the superior, inferior, and medial rectus and the inferior oblique muscles of the eye. Cranial nerve XI, the accessory nerve, controls the muscles of the neck. The nerve that conducts nerve impulses from the organ of Corti to the brain is CN VIII, the vestibulocochlear nerve.

The Nurse Is Reviewing the Function of the Cranial Nerves