Select the cranial nerve that is accurately paired with its name.. The twelfth cranial nerve: The hypoglossal nerve

Select the cranial nerve that is accurately paired with its name:
A- The first cranial nerve: The trochlear nerve
B- The twelfth cranial nerve: The hypoglossal nerve
C- The tenth cranial nerve: The olfactory nerve
D- The thirteenth cranial nerve: The auditory nerve

Correct Response: B

The twelfth cranial nerve is the hypoglossal nerve. This nerve controls and provides motor innervation to the tongue muscles. The other 11 of the 12 cranial nerves and their functions are listed below:
A- Olfactory Nerve: Transmits the sense of smell
B- Optic Nerve: Transmits visual signals from the retina of the eye to the brain
C- Oculomotor Nerve: Controls most eye movements
D- Trochlear Nerve: Moves the eyeballs
E- Trigeminal Nerve: Innervates the chewing muscles
F- Abducens Nerve: Eye abduction
G- Facial Nerve: Controls facial expressions, the lacrimal glands, the salivary glands and other muscles.
H- Acoustic Nerve: Gravity, sound and rotation sensations
I- Glossopharyngeal Nerve: Senses taste
J- Vagus Nerve: It innervates the laryngeal and pharyngeal muscles and controls voice resonance and swallowing.
K- Spinal Accessory Nerve: It innervates the trapezius and sternocleidomastoid muscles