A patient is unable to shrug her shoulders against the nurse's resistant hands. What cranial nerve is involved with successful shoulder shrugging?
a. VII
b. IX
c. XI
d. XII
ANS: C
Cranial nerve XI enables the patient to shrug her shoulders against resistance.
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