A Patient Is Admitted to the Medical Unit with an Exacerbation

Multiple Choice

A patient is admitted to the medical unit with an exacerbation of multiple sclerosis. When assessing this patient, the nurse has the patient stick out her tongue and move it back and forth. What is the nurse assessing?

A) Function of the hypoglossal nerve
B) Function of the vagus nerve
C) Function of the spinal nerve
D) Function of the trochlear nerve