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13 sie 2020 · CN IX and CN X nerves can be assessed together: Ask the patient to cough (assessing CN X) Ask the patient to open the mouth wide and say ‘ah’, using a tongue depressor to visual the palate and posterior pharyngeal wall (assessing CN IX and X)
To test gag reflex as related to CN IX and CN X, use a tongue depressor to tap near the lateral side of the pharynx near the tonsillar pillars or at the lateral posterior side of the soft palate. While doing this, use a penlight to illuminate the inside of the mouth and pharynx.
Performing the cranial nerve examination of CN IX (Glossopharyngeal) and CN X (Vagus) by eliciting the gag reflex by touching the each side of the lateral or...
There are multiple connections with nuclei of neighboring brainstem nuclei for coordination of swallowing, gagging, and coughing. The other motor nuclei are the dorsal motor nucleus (X) and the inferior salivary nucleus (IX), located in the medulla dorsal and lateral to the twelfth nucleus.
5 wrz 2010 · Glossopharyngeal (CN IX) and vagus (CN X) nerves. The glossopharyngeal nerve transmits motor information to the stylopharyngeus muscle which elevates the pharynx during swallowing and speech. The glossopharyngeal nerve also transmits sensory information that conveys taste from the posterior third of the tongue.
Performing the cranial nerve examination of CN IX (Glossopharyngeal) and CN X (Vagus) by assessing swallowing, quality of voice and Virnet's Rudeau (patient ...
