* a) Its nucleus is in the floor of the fourth ventricle

* b) Its fibres reach the surface of the brain in the cerebellopontine angle

* c) Transmits taste fibres for the anterior half of the tongue

* d) Gives the deep petrosal nerve as branch to the sphenopalatine ganglion

* e) Has a sensory component that supplies the outer ear

Answer a. T b. T c. T d. F e. T