Example Sentences for gawk. 1  Billy the Gawk was not alone in thinking that he could outwit the Bishop. 2  Bridget may have been a gawk, but she did two things which were not gawkish. 3  The State is a mirage which the citizen is made to gawk at in the air, thinking he sees something besides the frowning German sky.
Anatomy of the face. Bell's palsy occurs due to a malfunction of the facial nerve (VII cranial nerve), which controls the muscles of the face. Facial palsy is typified by inability to control movement in the muscles of facial expression. The paralysis is of the infranuclear/lower motor neuron type.
Recently, I experienced sickness related to increased stress in my life. I had facial paralysis and at the tender age of 35 I believed I had a stroke because of the initial symptoms I noticed. I was not, however, having a stroke. I was experiencing a stress related disease, Bell's palsy. Bell's palsy is a disruption of function of the cranial nerve. The cranial nerve controls facial movement. An untrained eye would view the symptoms of Bell's palsy as a stroke. The face doesn't respond in a normal way. The mouth does not like to smile.