FC Neurosurg(SA) Part I Practice Questions - CMSA FC Neurosurg(SA) Part I - College Of Neurosurgeons Of South Africa Exam

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During a transsphenoidal resection of a pituitary macroadenoma, the surgeon is cautious near the lateral wall of the sphenoid sinus. Which of the following structures passes directly through the body of the cavernous sinus alongside the internal carotid artery, rather than lying in its lateral wall?

Abducens nerve (CN VI) Oculomotor nerve (CN III) Trochlear nerve (CN IV) Ophthalmic division of trigeminal nerve (CN V1)

Correct Answer:

Abducens nerve (CN VI)

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