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Chad is reading when he sees an insect land on the corner of his book. He then makes an eye movement to look at the insect. The structure of the visual system that is most likely responsible for making this eye movement is____________.

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Answer: The superior colliculus

Explanation: The ability of a mammal to orient it's eyes (eye movement) to an object of interest is the responsibility of the superior colliculus which is a part of the visual structural system located in the mid brain of mammals. They are charged with the transformation of sensory input(visual) from the retina into movement output (eye movement). Once a visual element or input is captured by the retina or certain commands in the cerebral cortex, this serves as the input command or sensory input, if the strength of the input is adequate, it results in an eye movement in other to catches a glimpse of the input, The superior colliculus is most likely responsible for this movement.

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