A patient suffered brain damage in an automobile accident. It was suspected that

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A patient suffered brain damage in an automobile accident. It was suspected that the medulla oblongata was the part of the brain affected. What symptoms would you expect to see and why? Name the nerves that if damaged produce the following symptoms, and explain why. It will be a different nerve for each of the following. a. A patient cannot flex the wrist or fingers and has lost sensation on the lateral side of the palm. b. A patient is unable to extend the leg at the knee on one side and has numbness on the anterior and lateral thigh. Name the cranial nerves that, if damaged, produce the following symptoms and explain why. It will be a different nerve for each of the following. a. A patient is unable to move the eye superiorly and medially b. A patient is unable to stand up without falling over or becoming dizzy c. A patient is unable to feel their check and jaw d. A patient cannot rotate their head to one side. Prazosin hydrochloride can be used to treat high blood pressure. Explain how it works at the receptor level and also explain if it is affecting the sympathetic or parasympathetic division. On a camping trip, Starr Gazer was admiring all the stars that could be seen in the night sky. She noticed an interesting little cluster of dim stars at the edge of her vision. When she looked directly at that part of the sky, however, she could not sec the cluster. When she looked toward the stars, but not directly at them, she could see them. Explain what is happening. (she does not have any disorder)

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1) Medulla oblangata plays an important role in the regulation of heart rate, respiration, reflective actions such as vomitting and swallowing. The symptoms of injury of medulla oblongata causes the following symptoms,

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