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Animal Kingdom

Question
CBSEENBI11025616

Which one of the followings is not a characteristic feature of mammals?

  • Diphyodont tooth

  • Ten pairs of cranial nerves

  • Seven cervical vertebrae

  • Left aortic arch in the circulatory system

Solution

B.

Ten pairs of cranial nerves

Mammals have 12 pairs of cranial nerves not 10. These are:

1. Olfactory
2. Optic 
3. Oculomotor
4. Trochlear 
5. Tnigeminal
6. Abducent 
7. Facial 
8. Vestibulocochlear 
9. Glossopharyngeal
10. Vagus 
11. Accessory  
12. Hypoglossal