A Patient with Hemineglect May Fail to Wash One Side

question 43

True/False

A patient with hemineglect may fail to wash one side of her face,or may eat from only one side of the plate.

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Definitions:

Lumbosacral Plexus

A complex network of nerves located in the lower back, providing motor and sensory function to the pelvic area, buttocks, and legs.

Obturator

Pertains to covering or closing an orifice or a bodily passage, often referenced in anatomy with the obturator foramen or obturator nerve.

Musculocutaneous

Pertaining to both muscle and skin, often used to describe a type of nerve connected to both.

Obturator

Refers to a structure that closes or blocks an opening, often used in anatomical contexts such as the obturator foramen in the pelvic bone.