A patient comes to the clinic complaining of neck and shoulder pain and is unable to turn her head.The nurse suspects damage to cranial nerve (CN)_____ and proceeds with the examination by _____.

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The major neck muscles are the sternomastoid and the trapezius.They are innervated by CN XI,the spinal accessory.The innervated muscles assist with head rotation and head flexion,movement of the shoulders,and extension and turning of the head.

A Patient Comes to the Clinic Complaining of Neck and Shoulder