Multiple choice

Aditi met with an accident. Doctor told her husband that in the accident, the cranial nerve innervating the lateral rectus muscles of the eye has been damaged. Which among the following muscles must the doctor be referring to?

  1. Vagus nerve

  2. Glossopharyngeal nerve

  3. Abducens nerve

  4. Hypoglossal nerve

  5. Accessory nerve

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C Correct answer
Explanation

The abducens innervates the lateral rectus muscles of the eye.