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| if a person suffers from tinnitus, which cranial nerve may have been damaged? |
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Definition
| the auditory branch of the vestibulocochlear nerve |
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Term
| what is the function of the Abducens Nerve? |
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Definition
| innervates the lateral rectus muscle, allowing for lateral deviaiton of the eyeball-looking laterally |
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| A person presenting with sudden, excruciating pain of short duration along the maxillary and mandibular regions could be experiencing.. |
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| If a patient presents with nystagmus, vertigo, and decreased balance, which cranial nerve may have been damaged? |
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Definition
| the vestibular branch of the vestibulocochlear nerve |
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Term
| Which cranial nerve is responsible for moving the eyeballs up, down, medially, and laterally? |
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Definition
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| which cranial nerve is responsible for innervating the lateral rectus muscle? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are the roles of the Glossopharyngeal nerve? |
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Definition
| taste on the posterior aspect of the tongue and also swallowing |
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Term
| What is the role of the motor half of the trigeminal nerve? |
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Definition
| the motor aspect of the trigeminal nerve innervates the jaw muscles that control chewing |
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Term
| If an individual is experiencing difficulty in swallowing and presents with a loss of the gag reflex, which cranial nerve may have been damaged? |
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Definition
| the glossopharyngeal nerve |
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Term
| what are the lesion symptoms of the abducens nerve and why does this occur? |
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Definition
| turning inward of the eyeball. This occurs because the lateral recturs muscle (which is innervated by the abducens nerve) is lost and so the medial rectus muscle is working unopposed. |
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Term
| Dysphagia is likely a result of a lesion on which cranial nerve? |
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Definition
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| what is the role of the sensory half of the trigeminal nerve? |
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Definition
| the sensory aspect of the trigeminal nerve mediates sensation of the face, head, cornea of the yee, and the inner oral cavity |
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Term
| Which cranial nerve is responsible for downward and lateral eyeball movements? |
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Definition
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Term
| which muscle does the trochlear nerve innervate? |
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Definition
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Term
| what are the lesion symptoms of the trochlear nerve? |
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Definition
| th eperson will experience difficulty moving the eyeball down and laterally and so the eyeball is pulled up and laterally because the medial rectus muscle is working unopposed since the superior obliuqe muscle has been lost. |
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Term
| Which two cranial nerves play a role in dysphagia? |
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Definition
| glossopharyngeal and the vagus nerve |
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Term
| which cranial nerve may have been damaged if a pateint presents with an irregular heart beat (tachycardia)? |
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| Which cranial nerve is responsible for innervating the muscles of the sternocleidomastoid, allowing for rotation, flexion and extension of the head? |
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| list the 12 cranial nerves in order |
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Definition
1. olfactory
2. optic
3. oculomotor
4. trochlear
5. trigeminal
6. Abducens
7. facial
8. vestibulocochlear
9. Glossopharyngeal
10. vagus
11. accessory
12. hypoglossal |
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