Biology ome 3 HW ter 13 Real-World Scenario NCLEX-Style Question 1 26 of 27 Part

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Biology ome 3 HW ter 13 Real-World Scenario NCLEX-Style Question 1 26 of 27 Part A You are closely observing a patient admitted to the ICU for head trauma During his last examination, the patient demonstrated normal gaze. Now the patient's left eye is deviated O The abducens nerve (cranial nerve VI) is not functioning. possibly because of increased pressure inside the cranium. This is a crucial diagnostic due The trochlear nerve is not functioning properly The oculomotor nerve is not functioning properly The facial nerve is not functioning properly p 9

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Part A- The abducens nerve (VI)

The movements of the eyes are controlled by the extraocular muscles , which are controlled by three nerves , namely occulomotor , trochlear and the abducens nerve .

Impairment in the occulomotor nerve will cause the eye to move downwards and out .

Impairment in the trochlear nerve will shift the gaze upward .

Impairment in the abducens will cause the gaze to shift towards the middle .This is the case.

Part B -

Another name for middle ear is - Tympanic cavity

A component of tears that guards against the bacterial infection by breaking the bacteria - lysozyme .

Small stones involved in activating static equilibrium receptors - otoliyh.

Farsightedness is also called as - hypertropia

Hearing loss related to age is - Presbycusis.

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