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BERNARDO, Kathleen Joy L.

BERNARDO, Kathleen Joy L.

by Kathleen Joy Bernardo -
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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?


  1. Inability to move the muscles on the right side of her face: Facial (VII) Nerve
  2. Loss of taste: Facial (VII) Nerve, Glossopharyngeal (IX) Nerve, Vagus (X) Nerve
  3. Dryness of mouth: Facial (VII) Nerve, Glossopharyngeal (IX) Nerve
  4. Inability to close her right eye: Oculomotor (III) Nerve, Facial (VII) Nerve


References:

Tortora, G. J., & Derrickson, B. (2017). Principles of Anatomy and Physiology (15th ed.). John Wiley & Sons Inc.