KROK 1 Stomatology 2014 – Question 176 · KROK (Dentistry)
A 36-year-old patient had had a traumatic brain injury which caused a swallowing impairment. Which part of brain was affected?
- A. Thalamus
- B. Medulla oblongata
- C. Reticular formation
- D. Diencephalon
- E. Mesencephalon
Hint
Find the part of the brainstem that contains the swallowing center and the motor nuclei of cranial nerves IX, X and XII.
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