laboratory and clinical booklet - Fort Scott Community College
laboratory and clinical booklet - Fort Scott Community College
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IX.<br />
Glossopharyngeal:<br />
a. Function: Sensory & Motor<br />
b. Action: Taste <strong>and</strong> the ability to swallow <strong>and</strong> move tongue<br />
c. Testing Method: Listen to voice, ask client to swallow,<br />
elicit gag reflex with tongue depressor. Have client<br />
identify salty, sweet, sour or bitter taste.<br />
X. Vagus:<br />
a. Function: Motor & Sensory<br />
b. Action: Sensation of the pharynx, ability to swallow,<br />
movement of the vocal cords<br />
c. Testing Method: Have client say “ah” or yawn while you look<br />
at the pharynx <strong>and</strong> observe pharyngeal movement. Elicit gag<br />
reflex with tongue depressor.<br />
XI. Spinal Accessory<br />
a. Function: Motor<br />
b. Action: Movement of the head <strong>and</strong> shoulders<br />
c. Testing Method: Place h<strong>and</strong>s on client‟s shoulders <strong>and</strong> ask<br />
him/her to shrug them against your h<strong>and</strong>s. Note strength of the<br />
trapezius muscle. Place h<strong>and</strong> against the client‟s face, ask<br />
him/her to turn his/her head against your h<strong>and</strong>. Note<br />
contraction of opposite sternocleidomastoid muscle <strong>and</strong> note<br />
strength of movement against your h<strong>and</strong>.<br />
XII. Hypoglossal:<br />
a. Function: Motor<br />
b. Action: Position of tongue<br />
c. Testing Method: Look at the tongue for atrophy or<br />
fasiculations. Have the client stick out his/her tongue <strong>and</strong> look<br />
for atrophy or deviation. Ask client to move his/her tongue<br />
from side to side. Note symmetry of movement.<br />
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