<prompt> Which of the following is associated with special somatic afferent nuclei:Cranial nerve VCranial nerve VICranial nerve VIICranial nerve VIII  <response>: Special somatic afferent nuclei are:The cochlear nuclei dorsal and ventral that receive impulses of hearing through the cochlear nerveThe vestibular nuclei superior, inferior, medial and lateral that receive fibres from the semicircular canals, the utricle and the saccule through the vestibular nerves 