5. Ptosis is liable to result from damage to the:

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5. Ptosis is liable to result from damage to the:
a. oculomotor nerve
b. parasympathetic nerve supply of the eye
c. cervical sympathetic chain
d. trigeminal nerve
e. abducens nerve

mark wrote:

5. Ptosis is liable to result from damage to the:
a. oculomotor nerve
b. parasympathetic nerve supply of the eye
c. cervical sympathetic chain
d. trigeminal nerve
e. abducens nerve

Answers:
a. true
b. false: with sympathetic nervous system damage
c. true: as in b
d. false: no motor supply to the eyelid
e. false: only supplies lateral rectus