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Checking to see if a patient can identify the smell of oranges would assess which cranial nerve?

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Final answer:

The olfactory nerve, or cranial nerve I, assesses a patient's ability to identify smells.

Step-by-step explanation:

The cranial nerve responsible for the sense of smell is the olfactory nerve, which is also known as the first cranial nerve (CN I).

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