Fish MCQ 18

Topic: Anatomy

Created on Friday, July 27 1973 by fish

Last modified on Friday, July 27 1973.

 
        A) Inability to salivate
 
        B) Inability to raise the shoulders
 
        C) Tongue deviation toward side of lesion
 
        D) Loss of gag reflex
 

 

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This question was created on July 27, 1973 by fish.
This question was last modified on July 27, 1973.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS

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A) Inability to salivate

This answer is incorrect.

The salivary glands are controlled by CN VII and CN IX  (See References)

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B) Inability to raise the shoulders

This answer is incorrect.

This would result from a lesion in CN XI  (See References)

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C) Tongue deviation toward side of lesion

This answer is correct.

A lesion in the hypoglossal nerve would result in deviation toward the side of the lesion  (See References)

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D) Loss of gag reflex

This answer is incorrect.

Gag reflex is determined by CN IX (afferent component) and CN X (efferent component)  (See References)

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References:

1. Vanderah, T. W., & Nolte, J. (2019). Chapter 12: Cranial Nerves and Their Nuclei. In Nolte's essentials of the human brain. essay, Elsevier.

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anatomy
Fish MCQ 18
Question ID: 112622126
Question written by fish. (C) FrontalCortex.com 2006-2009, all rights reserved. Created: 07/27/1973
Modified: 07/27/1973
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