A patient is diagnosed with sensorineural deafness. The nurse realizes that which cranial nerve is malfunctioning in this patient?
a. CN II
b. CN IV
c. CN VI
d. CN VIII
ANS: D
When the hair cells in the ear bend, they generate impulses that are carried by the eighth cranial nerve to the brain for interpretation. A. CN II is responsible for olfactory functioning. B. C. CNs IV and VI participate in eye motor functioning.
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