A 67 y/o female is in subacute care after being in a car accident. She is reporting difficulty swallowing and is given a feeding tube. When speaking, her voice was hoarse and had a consistently dry mouth. A taste test was performed, and the patient had difficulty sensing taste at the posterior aspect of the tongue. From which part of the brainstem does the damaged nerve originate?
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If calcium is not available to a neuron, which process would be stopped first?
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What amino acid is used in the synthesis of nitric oxide?
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MS is a demyelinating disease of which type of neurons?
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The “War on Drugs” was launched during the Reagan Administration.
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About how many new STIs occur every year in the United States?
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Crystal meth is popular because it is potent and low-cost.
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Adolescents are less likely to have or to father a baby if they
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