Cranial Nerves-Impairements
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peech5 on November 22, 2008
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Obtained information from Scorebuilders 2008.
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Neuromuscular System, CC study 2012, MSU PTA Program
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Olfactory | Inability to smell & identify odors |
| Optic | Blindness; test visual fields |
| Oculomotor | Drooping eyelid and dilated pupil; test reaction to light |
| Trochlear | Cannot rotate eyeball laterally and down |
| Trigeminal | Cannot detect the feel of a light touch on the cheek, dysfunction of mastication muscles |
| Abducens | Cannot rotate eyeball laterally, at rest eyeball turns medially |
| Facial | Cannot make facial expressions, like smiling or frowning; Bell's Palsy |
| Vestibulocochlear | Loss of hearing, disturbance in balance and coordination |
| Glossopharyngeal | Loss of taste in posterior portion of tongue; difficulty swallowing; gag reflex |
| Vagus | Impaired swallowing and gastrointestinal mobility; gag reflex; inability to say "Ahhh" |
| Accessory | Difficulty shrugging shoulders and moving the head (Trapezius) |
| Hypoglossal | If injured, tongue deviates toward injured side; inability to protrude tongue |
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