Question

Damage to the right abducens nerve during lateral gaze to the left side.

a) Both eyes move to the right

b) Both eyes move to the left

c) Right eye moves to the left, left eye moves to the right

d) Right eye moves to the right, left eye moves to the left

Answer 1

If the right abducens nerve is damaged during lateral gaze to the left side, the right eye will move to the left and the left eye will move to the right.

Step-by-step explanation:

If there is damage to the right abducens nerve during lateral gaze to the left side, the correct answer is c) Right eye moves to the left, left eye moves to the right. The abducens nerve controls the movement of the lateral rectus muscle of the eye, which is responsible for moving the eye laterally or towards the side. When the right abducens nerve is damaged, the right eye will no longer be able to move to the left, resulting in the right eye moving to the right. Conversely, the left eye will no longer be able to move to the right, causing it to move to the left.