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Test: Human Anatomy and Physiology
A 65-year old nursing home resident is referred to you from her primary care physician, who is concerned that she may have a neurological deficit. As you proceed to test her cranial nerves, you note her blink reflex is absent (she doesn’t blink when you touch her cornea with a cotton swab). In order to figure out what is wrong, you ask her to make different facial expressions including shutting her eyes tightly, which she successfully does.
1. | Now confident that you know which cranial nerve is involved, what other deficit do you expect to see in this patient? |
Lack of eye movement
Inability to turn her head
Impaired sense of smell
Absent gag reflex
Sensory deficits in the face
John
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Harvard University, Bachelors, Anthropology. Boston University, Masters, Computer Science.
Aaron
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The University of Montana, Bachelor in Arts, Physics. Montana State University, Doctor of Philosophy, Physics.
