The cranial nerves that have neural connections with the tongue include all of the following EXCEPT:
A)facial nerve (VII).
B)glossopharyngeal nerve (IX).
C)trochlear nerve (IV).
D)trigeminal nerve (V).

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The trochlear nerve (IV) does not have neural connections with the tongue. The rest of the listed cranial nerves (facial-VII, glossopharyngeal-IX, and trigeminal-V) have some neural connections with the tongue.

The Cranial Nerves That Have Neural Connections with the Tongue