The patient is postoperative following a radical neck dissection. The physician who asks the patient to stick out his tongue and move it back and forth is assessing for damage to which of the following?
A) Hypoglossal nerve
B) Vagus nerve
C) Spinal nerve
D) Trochlear nerve
Ans: A
Feedback: The hypoglossal nerve is cranial nerve XII, which is responsible for movement of the tongue.
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