The sensory cranial nerves include only the:
A) optic, vestibulocochlear, and vagus.
B) olfactory, optic, and facial.
C) olfactory, optic, and vestibulocochlear.
D) optic, facial, and vestibulocochlear.

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The sensory cranial nerves include the olfactory nerve (I), responsible for smell, the optic nerve (II), responsible for vision, and the vestibulocochlear nerve (VIII), responsible for hearing and balance. These three nerves are included in choice C. The facial nerve (VII) and the vagus nerve (X) also contain sensory fibers, but they are not exclusively sensory nerves.

The Sensory Cranial Nerves Include Only The