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A patient whose corpus callosum has been severed is told to pick up a coin with their left hand. Will he be able to follow directions and perform this act:
A)
Yes, because both eyes are open and the visual information about the coin will get to both hemispheres
B)
No, because his left hand will be paralyzed
C)
No, his language center to comprehend the directions can not communicate with the fine motor control center of the left side of the body in the opposite hemisphere
D)
No, because the language center on the right side can not communicate with the left motor cortex to move the left hand
E)
No, his left hand will not get signals from the right hemisphere, the motor pathways have been severed
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