During a physical examination including assessment of crania…
During a physical examination including assessment of cranial nerve function, you notice that a patient’s tongue deviates to the right side when you ask him to protrude (stick out) his tongue. Which one of the following structures is most likely damaged in this patient?
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A 43-year-old female presents to the clinic complaining of left jaw pain for the last 3 months. She has difficulty chewing her food due to this pain. Physical examination shows inflammation of the left temporomandibular joint that is disrupting the function of the nerve that passes through the petrotympanic fissure. Which of the following signs is the patient most likely to experience?
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An unconscious patient is transported to the hospital ER. Examination shows that his right pupil constricts when light is shined in the right eye, but does not constrict when light is shined in the left eye. On the other hand, his left pupil constricts when light is shined in the right eye, but not when light is shined in the left eye. Which one of the following structures is most likely damaged in this patient?
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Solve.From a 38-inch by 38-inch piece of metal, squares are cut out of the four corners so that the sides can then be folded up to make a box. Let x represent the length of the sides of the squares, in inches, that are cut out. a. Draw and label a diagram on your paper b. Express the volume of the box as a function of x.
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