Question

A client who sustained head injuries is admitted to the hospital. during assessment of cranial nerves, the nurse notices that the client lost the perception of taste, especially in the anterior portion of the tongue. which cranial nerve might have been injured in this client? cranial nerve x cranial nerve ix cranial nerve xii cranial nerve vii

Answer 1

I do believe its cranial IX the glossopharyngeal nerve that one usually effects the tongue and taste