What cranial nerve is used for chewing food?

Answer 1

the trigeminal nerve (V) controls the movement of eight muscles, including the four muscles of mastication.

The muscle that are involved in chewing food are the, temporalis, the masseter and the pterygoids.

Answer 2

The cranial nerve responsible for chewing food is Cranial Nerve V, also known as the Trigeminal nerve. It provides sensory and motor functions to the muscles involved in chewing.

Answer 3

it would actually be two cranial nerves- CN V (trigeminal) for mastication or moving of the jaw and CN XII (hypoglossal) for the movement of the tongue.

Answer 4

Cranial nerve V or the trigeminal nerve.

Answer 5

The trigeminal nerve (Cr. N. V).