Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134580999
Author: Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn
Publisher: PEARSON
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While waiting to be discharged from the hospital, Georgia looked up some symptoms of cranial nerve dysfunction and found something called “tic douloureax”. She asked her nurse if she should expect to experience this painful symptom and her nurse said no, because tic douloureax is usually only associated with dysfunction of ______.

   

CN V

   

CN I

   

CN VII

   

CN VIII

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The trigeminal nerve (mixed nerve) is the largest of all the CN (cranial nerves). Out of the twelve pairs of CN (cranial nerves) in the head, it is the fifth cranial nerve that is partly responsible for transmitting sensations from the face to the brain and partly associated with motor functions such as biting and chewing. 

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