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  2. Cranial nerve examination - Wikipedia

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    The cranial nerve exam is a type of neurological examination.It is used to identify problems with the cranial nerves by physical examination.It has nine components. Each test is designed to assess the status of one or more of the twelve cranial nerves (I-XII).

  3. Shoulder shrug - Wikipedia

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    The lifter stands erect, hands about shoulder width apart, and slowly raises the shoulders as high as possible, and then slowly lowers them, while not bending the elbows, or moving the body at all. [2] The lifter may not have as large a range of motion as in a normal shrug done for active flexibility. It is usually considered good form if the ...

  4. Myotome - Wikipedia

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    A myotome is the group of muscles that a single spinal nerve innervates. [1] Similarly a dermatome is an area of skin that a single nerve innervates with sensory fibers. Myotomes are separated by myosepta (singular: myoseptum). [2] In vertebrate embryonic development, a myotome is the part of a somite that develops into muscle.

  5. Shrug - Wikipedia

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    The shoulder-raising action may be accompanied by rotating the palms upwards, pulling closed lips downwards, raising the eyebrows or tilting the head to one side. [2] A shrug is an emblem, meaning that it integrates the vocabulary of only certain cultures and may be used in place of words. [3]

  6. Trapezius - Wikipedia

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    The upper portion of the trapezius can be developed by elevating the shoulders. Common exercises for this movement are any version of the clean, particularly the hang clean, and the shoulder shrug. The uppermost area can be trained through neck extension. Middle fibers are developed by pulling shoulder blades together.

  7. Accessory nerve - Wikipedia

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    Hence, weakness of shrug on one side and head-turning on the other side may indicate damage to the accessory nerve on the side of the shrug weakness, or damage along the nerve pathway at the other side of the brain. Causes of damage may include trauma, surgery, tumours, and compression at the jugular foramen. [8]

  8. Brachial plexus injury - Wikipedia

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    A trauma directly on the shoulder and neck region can crush the brachial plexus between the clavicle and the first rib. [14] Although injuries can occur at any time, many brachial plexus injuries happen during birth: the baby's shoulders may become impacted during the birth process causing the brachial plexus nerves to stretch or tear.

  9. List of gestures - Wikipedia

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    Shoulder flick, using one's fingers to flick off an imaginary speck of dirt or dust on one'sshoulder. Denotes that the effort that was undertaken was hardly worth the trouble entailed. Shrug, lifting both shoulders indicates lack of knowledge or concern (🤷). Sometimes the gesture is a palms upwards from bent elbows motion with possible ...