ممرض يفحص العصب القحفي الحادي عشر (الإضافي). ماذا يطلب من المريض؟

The nurse tests cranial nerve XI (accessory). What does she ask the client to do?

1. Read a line on the eye chart
2. Stick the tongue out straight in the midline
3. Squeeze the eyes shut tightly
4. Shrug and turn the head against resistance

Answer: D) Shrug and turn the head against resistance. The accessory nerve supplies trapezius and sternocleidomastoid, tested by shrugging and head-turning against resistance. Tongue is XII, eye closure VII and vision II.