Please answer the following questions:
1. List the special senses and describe their roles in the nervous system.
2. Which cranial nerve affects taste?
3. Which cranial nerve is concerned with the maintenance of balance?
4. On the way to the doorknob, Matt stepped on a sharp nail.
4.1. What type of reflex will he trigger?
4.2. Describe the pathway from stepping on the nail to withdrawing his foot from the stimulus.
5. Lisa, Maria and Matt’s friend, was diagnosed with Stage IV breast cancer 15 months ago. She underwent chemotherapy for several months before a bilateral mastectomy was performed. She then completed six weeks of radiation therapy to the chest wall. Recently, she has been experiencing the inability to manipulate the tongue during chewing and swallowing, as well as difficulty in speech. Further investigation indicated that the left side of her tongue appeared to be paralyzed when asked to protrude her tongue past her lips. An MRI was performed and revealed a lesion present at the base of the skull that was affecting this particular cranial nerve.
5.1 What nerve is being affected in Lisa’s case?
5.2 Based upon your knowledge of the action of the nerve in Lisa’s case. Describe how proper functioning of this nerve is necessary for vocalization, food manipulation and swallowing.
Answer all questions thoroughly and completely (1 point).
Use at LEAST 3 different references(can include information from the Primal website as a source). The references needs to be listed in a “Works Cited” section at the end of the report. Please note: Wikipedia does not count as a reference (1 point).
Give credit to all sources used- citing correctly and PARAPHRASING any information taken from an outside source (1 point)
Must include in-text citations (APA format) and a reference page (1 point)
Must have a minimum of 500 words and can be in essay form OR question and answer form. (500 words not including the topic/questions given) (1 point)
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