A 12-Year-Old Girl Is Having a Physical Examination Prior to the Beginning

Multiple Choice

A 12-year-old girl is having a physical examination prior to the beginning of the school year. When she is asked to stick out her tongue, the physician notices that her tongue deviates to the right. Which of the following represents the most likely location of the lesion in this patient?

A) Glossopharyngeal nerve root
B) Facial nerve root
C) Trigeminal motor nerve root
D) Abducens nerve root
E) Hypoglossal nerve root