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Glossopharyngeal nerve(IX)
*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"
IV superior oblique look down at the nose
V facial sensation touch the face
muscles of mastication clench the teeth
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
check for hoarseness,
muscles of larynx and
X open wide and say
pharynx, parasymp.
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