Which of the following is a motor nerve?

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(B) The cranial nerves are classified based on their function as sensory,motor,or mixed nerves.$A$. The Auditory nerve (Cranial nerve $VIII$) is a sen

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Abducens

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(B) The cranial nerves are classified based on their function as sensory,motor,or mixed nerves.$A$. The Auditory nerve (Cranial nerve $VIII$) is a sensory nerve involved in hearing and balance.$B$. The Abducens nerve (Cranial nerve $VI$) is a motor nerve that controls the lateral rectus muscle of the eye,which is responsible for outward eye movement.$C$. The Optic nerve (Cranial nerve $II$) is a sensory nerve responsible for vision.$D$. The Trigeminal nerve (Cranial nerve $V$) is a mixed nerve that provides sensory innervation to the face and motor innervation to the muscles of mastication.Therefore,the Abducens nerve is the correct motor nerve among the options.

Column $I$	Column $II$
$i$. Frontal lobe	$a$. Gustatory receptors
$ii$. Parietal lobe	$b$. Olfactory receptors
$iii$. Temporal lobe	$c$. Sense of vision
$iv$. Occipital lobe	$d$. Broca's area

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Match column $I$ with column $II$ and select the correct option.
Column $I$ Column $II$
$i$. Frontal lobe $a$. Gustatory receptors
$ii$. Parietal lobe $b$. Olfactory receptors
$iii$. Temporal lobe $c$. Sense of vision
$iv$. Occipital lobe $d$. Broca's area

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