Multiple choice

The fourth cranial nerve is distributed in the areas of

The third and fourth cranial nerves having same origin, i.e. floor of mid brain but differ in distribution and function.

  1. eye muscle pupil and ciliary muscle

  2. superior oblique eye muscle

  3. vestibule and cochlea

  4. retina

  5. lateral rectus eye muscle
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Explanation

Trochlear, the fourth cranial nerve, having distribution at superior oblique eye muscle helps in eyeball movement.

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