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Match Each Cranial Nerve to the Symptoms That Would Result

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Match each cranial nerve to the symptoms that would result from damage to that particular nerve.
a.olfactory nerve
b.facial nerve
c.vestibulocochlear nerve
d.vagus nerve
e.optic nerve
f.oculomotor, trochlear, and abducens nerves
g.trigeminal nerve
h.glossopharyngeal nerve
i.hypoglossal nerve
j.spinal accessory nerve
-Blindness in all or part of a visual field


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Sodium/Potassium Pump

A membrane protein that moves sodium ions out of cells and potassium ions into cells against their concentration gradients, essential for cellular function.

Pinocytosis

Process by which vesicle formation brings macromolecules into the cell.

Exocytosis

Process in which an intracellular vesicle fuses with the plasma membrane so that the vesicle’s contents are released outside the cell.

Endocytosis

Process by which substances are moved into the cell from the environment; includes phagocytosis, pinocytosis, and receptor-mediated endocytosis.

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