KROK 1 2018 – Question 28 · KROK (Medicine) · Human Anatomy
After a case of common cold the patient developed numbness of the right side of the face. Examination revealed disturbed pain and thermal sensitivity in the right half of the face. What nerve was damaged?
- A. Trigeminal
- B. Glossopharyngeal
- C. Hypoglossal
- D. Vagus
- E. Facial
Hint
Pain and temperature loss points to a sensory pathway; ask which cranial nerve carries cutaneous sensation from the skin of the face.
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