Structural Organisation In Animals Question 457

Question: Ninth cranial nerve of frog is

Options:

A) Trochlear

B) Trigeminal

C) Oculomotor

D) Glossopharyngeal

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

Glassopharyngeal is ninth cranial nerve of frog, it supplies the taste buds of tongue and muscles of the pharynx.

Some fibres carry impulses from tongue, while the other fibres are responsible for pharynx movement as they are concerned with swallowing reflex.