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A Patient Has a Severe Case of the Hiccups

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A patient has a severe case of the hiccups.The physician injects an anesthetic solution into the neck about an inch above the clavicle.What nerve was injected,and what is the result?


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Nerve Groups

Clusters of nerve cells that function together to transmit sensory or motor signals within the body.

Epilepsy

A condition that occurs when parts of the brain receive a burst of electrical signals that disrupt normal brain function; also called seizures.

Wilhelm Wundt

Wilhelm Wundt is known as the father of experimental psychology, establishing the first psychological laboratory in Leipzig, Germany, in 1879.

Scientific Psychology

The science-based practice of understanding mental functions, behaviors, and processes through empirical research and experimentation.

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