There are different diseases and disturbances in the body which can be detected with the help of different tests. Ataxia, lateral cerebellum, and different other diseases are examined with the help of different tests. We name them Rapid Alternating Movement Tests. There are many tests in this series … [Read more...]
Finger To Nose Test And Its Procedure + Video
Ataxia is one of the most bothering diseases and if you think you are facing, you can check it by performing different rapid alternating movement tests. These tests can be performed at home by learning from the internet but we recommend to visit a physician and have your check up with him. One of … [Read more...]
Heel To Shin Test And Its Procedure
There are a lot of Rapid Alternating Movements tests which are used for many purposes in physiology. Heel to Shin test is one of those tests in which a patient is provided certain instructions by the physiologist in order to move his foot in specific ways so that the doctor could examine and detect … [Read more...]
To Perform Taste Sensation Test On A Subject
From anterior two third of tongue lingual nerve carries the taste sensation and through the chorda tympani it joins to the facial nerve. The taste sensations are tested as described below: Materials Required: Solutions of five percent sucrose, one percent acetic acid, five percent sodium chloride … [Read more...]
Cranial Nerve 7 Test: Clinical Tests For Examination Of Facial Nerve
Seventh Cranial Nerve Test: It is a mixed nerve. The facial nerve nucleus is situated in the pons, lateral to that of the abducent nerve. It receives the taste fibers from anterior two thirds of tongue through lingual chorda tympani nerve. Test For Motor Part: All the muscles of face and scalp … [Read more...]