When you examine them (the neuroanatomist, that is the fish was unharmed) you notice that when you lightly touch their left cornea, only their left eye blinks; when you touch their right cornea, again only their left eye blinks. Damage in which of the following locations would best account for these findings? O the right trigeminal ganglion, sparing all other systems. O the right lateral corticospinal tract, sparing the facial sensory and motor nuclei. the vicinity of the right abducens nucleus, affecting the facial nerve. the right oculomotor nucleus, sparing the facial motor and sensory nuclei. O the left lateral corticospinal tract, sparing the oculomotor nucleus and the trigeminal and facial sensory and motor nuclei.

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A 50-year-old neuroanatomist and hat designer was involved in a serious collision with a large fish. When you examine them (the neuroanatomist, that is—the fish was unharmed) you notice that when you lightly touch their left cornea, only their left eye blinks; when you touch their right cornea, again only their left eye blinks. Damage in which of the following locations would best account for these findings?

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- the right trigeminal ganglion, sparing all other systems.
- the right lateral corticospinal tract, sparing the facial sensory and motor nuclei.
- the vicinity of the right abducens nucleus, affecting the facial nerve.
- the right oculomotor nucleus, sparing the facial motor and sensory nuclei.
- the left lateral corticospinal tract, sparing the oculomotor nucleus and the trigeminal and facial sensory and motor nuclei.
Transcribed Image Text:**Question:** A 50-year-old neuroanatomist and hat designer was involved in a serious collision with a large fish. When you examine them (the neuroanatomist, that is—the fish was unharmed) you notice that when you lightly touch their left cornea, only their left eye blinks; when you touch their right cornea, again only their left eye blinks. Damage in which of the following locations would best account for these findings? **Options:** - the right trigeminal ganglion, sparing all other systems. - the right lateral corticospinal tract, sparing the facial sensory and motor nuclei. - the vicinity of the right abducens nucleus, affecting the facial nerve. - the right oculomotor nucleus, sparing the facial motor and sensory nuclei. - the left lateral corticospinal tract, sparing the oculomotor nucleus and the trigeminal and facial sensory and motor nuclei.
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