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*Mostly sensory
*Supplies
* only one muscle (stylopharyngeus)(SVE)
*secretomotor fibers to parotid gland(GVE)
*Carries general and taste sensations from the(SVA)
Posterior 1/3 of the tongue
Difficulty in swallowing
(dysphagia)
Observe the
individual swallowing
Accessory nerve(XI)
p
Emerges as a series of rootlets between
olive and pyramid.
Picks up C1 fibers and exits through the
Hypoglossal canal
VII
XII
Summary of testing
Nerve Function How to test
with an odorous
I olfaction
substance
II vision vision chart
"follow the moving
III most eye muscles
finger"
look down at the
IV superior oblique
nose
V facial sensation touch the face
muscles of
clench the teeth
mastication
VI lateral rectus look to the side
smile, raise the
VII facial expression
eyebrows
taste sugar or salt
VIII hearing a tuning fork
balance look for vertigo
IX pharynx sensation gag reflex
muscles of larynx check for hoarseness,
X and pharynx, open wide and say
parasymp. “AAH
trapezius and test shoulder raise or
XI
sternocleidomastoid turning the head