During a Neurologic Exam, You Ask Your Patient to Stick

question 80

Multiple Choice

During a neurologic exam, you ask your patient to stick out his tongue. It deviates to the right. This may indicate a lesion to the patient's ________ nerve.

• A) vagus
• B) glossopharyngeal
• C) facial
• D) hypoglossal

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Definitions:

Unconscious Conflicts

Internal struggles, often stemming from childhood, that are not within an individual's conscious awareness but influence emotions and behavior, a concept rooted in psychoanalytic theory.

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual weakening and disappearance of a conditioned response, typically when the conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with the unconditioned stimulus.

Removal

The act of taking something away or off from the position occupied.

Disappearance

The act of someone going missing, either by intent or through unforeseen circumstances, leading to uncertainty about their whereabouts and well-being.