Which of the following conditions that can cause an airway obstruction is unique to patients with an injury to the upper cervical spine?
A) Retropharyngeal hematoma
B) Blood or secretions in the mouth
C) Oropharyngeal occlusion by the tongue
D) Improperly inserted oropharyngeal airway
Answer: A) Retropharyngeal hematoma
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Which of the following is not true of the right vagus nerve?
A) It passes anterior to the right subclavian artery. B) It gives rise to the right recurrent laryngeal nerve. C) It passes posterior to the root of the right lung. D) It gives a branch to the right pulmonary plexus. E) It gives rise to a branch that supplies sensory innervation to the diaphragm.
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
a. Taste and smell senses are highly variable in sensitivities among species. b. The intraspecies roles of olfaction are largely mediated by pheromones. c. Sensilla are specialized projections from the cuticle of insects and are involved in chemical sensing d. In humans, the cortical gustatory area is located in the temporal lobe. e. The modality for mammalian taste receptors is called a tastant.
________________________________________ is a condition that affects the median nerve and the flexor tendons that attach to the bones of the wrist.?
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