The Vestibulocochlear Nerve is Afferent. What is its function and test done? - ANSWER
Function: Sensation of head in position relative to gravity and head movement, hearing.
-Test: Rinne, Weber, Nystagmus
The Glossopharyngeal Nerve is Afferent and Efferent. What is its function and test
done? - ANSWER Function: Taste, swallowing, salvation
-Test: Ask patient to swallow, check gag reflex, check tase on 1/3 posterior tongue
The Vagus Nerve is Afferent and Efferent. What is its function and test done? - ANSWER
Function: Taste, swallowing, speech
-Test: Check symmetry of soft palate and uvula
ANS Accessory Nerve is Efferent. What is its function and test done? -ANSWER
Function: Elevate shoulder and turns head. SCM and traps
-Test: Ask to shrug shoulders against resistance
Hypoglossal Nerve is Efferent. What is its function and test done? -ANSWER Function:
Tongue movement
-Test: Ask patient to stick out tongue
Where is white matter located and what is its function? ANSWER Located: superficial
areas of the spinal cord and internal areas of the brain.
-Cognition and learning
Where is gray matter located and what is its function? ANSWER Located in the
cerebrum and cerebral cortex
-Sensory perception, muscle control, self-control, decision making, memory, data
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