Damage to the ________ nerve would result in near paralysis of the eye.

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The oculomotor nerve controls most of the muscles that move the eyeball, as well as the muscles that control the size of the pupil and the shape of the lens, so damage to this nerve would result in near paralysis of the eye. The other nerves listed have different functions: the optic nerve carries visual information from the eye to the brain, the trochlear nerve controls a single muscle that moves the eyeball, the olfactory nerve is responsible for smell, and the abducens nerve controls another muscle that moves the eyeball.

Damage to the ________ Nerve Would Result in near Paralysis