ACTIVITY 2
Your patient recently had a viral infection and now she cannot move the muscles on the right side of her face. In addition, she is experiencing a loss of taste and dry mouth and she cannot close her right eye. Which cranial nerves have been affected by the viral infection?
- Facial muscle weakness on the right side: Facial Nerve (Cranial Nerve VII)
- Loss of taste: Facial Nerve (Cranial Nerve VII), Glossopharyngeal Nerve (Cranial Nerve IX), Vagus Nerve (Cranial Nerve X)
- Dry mouth: Facial Nerve (Cranial Nerve VII), Glossopharyngeal Nerve (Cranial Nerve IX)
- Inability to close the right eye: Oculomotor Nerve (Cranial Nerve III), Abducens Nerve (Cranial Nerve VI), Facial Nerve (Cranial Nerve VII)
Reference
Tortora, G., & Derrickson B. (2017). Principles of Anatomy and Physiology (15th ed.). Wiley.