Facial Nerve Disorders

Question 1

Facial nerves can be damaged by direct trauma to _

Answer 1

Side of face

Question 2

Facial nerves can be damaged by inflammation, which causes nerve to swell where _

Answer 2

It lies in skull bone

(Facial canal)

Question 4

Inflammation may result in _ or paralysis of facial muscles causing face side to droop

Answer 4

Paresis (weakness)

Question 5

Person with facial nerves divided into damage, eye is _

Answer 5

Constantly open

Question 6

Eye constantly open leaves the _ in danger of drying (2)

Answer 6

Córnea

Conjunctiva

Question 7

_ is paralysis commonly associated with swelling of facial nerve

Answer 7

Bell’s palsy

Question 8

Bell’s palsy affects _ and muscle strength (3)

Answer 8

Hearing

Taste

Vision

Question 9

Facial nerve can be damaged if infant _

Answer 9

Delivered by forceps

Question 11

The _ in infants leaves nerve unprotected

Answer 11

Underdeveloped bony mastoid process

Question 13

Facial nerve damage in infants may prevent them from _

Answer 13

Sucking