Question

1. A patient cannot blink their eye or seal their lips on the right side. Which cranial nerve is damaged?

2. A person involved in a motor vehicle accident cannot turn her head to the left and has a right eyelid and right shoulder droop. Which nerve(s) is/are damaged?

Answer 1

1.paralysis can occur if any part of the facial nerve called the seventh cranial nerve becomes inflamed or damaged . the facial nerve has branches throughout the both sides of the face & controls many muscle groups , including those in the brow , eyelid , cheek & lips .


2. trigeminal nerve , facial nerve , glossopharyngeal nerve , accessory nerve , & hypoglossal nerve .