A 19-year-old college student is a member of the school's hockey team. during a recent game he had been hit forcefully in the right eye by an opponent's stick. fortunately, no bones were fractured. soon after the incident, he began to experience double vision (diplopia) when looking to his right. the abducens nerve is most likely damaged. if this patient had experienced double vision when attempting to walk down stairs and inspection of his right eye at rest showed superior and lateral deviation, damage to which nerve might now be expected?

A 19-year-old college student is a member of the school's hockey team. during a recent game he had been hit forcefully in the right eye by an opponent's stick. fortunately, no bones were fractured. soon after the incident, he began to experience double vision (diplopia) when looking to his right. the abducens nerve is most likely damaged. if this patient had experienced double vision when attempting to walk down stairs and inspection of his right eye at rest showed superior and lateral deviation, damage to which nerve might now be expected?


A. oculomotor
B. trigeminal
C. abducens
D. trochlear
E. optic

Answer: D. trochlear


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