Human Anatomy and MasteringA&P with eText and Access Card (8th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780133959758
Author: Frederic H. Martini
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 16, Problem 1CT
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The cause of Rose’s symptoms and treatment for it.
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Rose woke up one morning and noticed that her left side of the face was paralyzed and had no sensation of taste from the region of anterior two-thirds of the tongue onto the same side. Paralysis refers to the loss of the muscle function in the region of the body and it occurs when something serious goes wrong.
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