A College Student Goes to the Student Health Center with an Extremely

question 14

Multiple Choice

A college student goes to the Student Health Center with an extremely swollen neck where the advanced practice nurse diagnoses the mumps. The student reports that a roommate also is experiencing malaise and a sore throat. Which of the following defines these two students?

• A) Mixed outbreak
• B) Common source
• C) Point source
• D) Propagated outbreak

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Definitions:

Muscle

A tissue in animal bodies composed of fibers capable of contracting to effect bodily movement.

Glossopharyngeal

Relating to the ninth cranial nerve, important for swallowing, saliva production, and the sensation of taste and touch from the posterior part of the tongue.

Hypoglossal

Relating to the hypoglossal nerve, which is the twelfth cranial nerve responsible for motor function of most of the tongue muscles.

Abducens

Relating to the abducens nerve, which is the sixth cranial nerve responsible for controlling the movement of a muscle that abducts the eyeball (lateral rectus muscle).