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Question
During a fight, a 32-year-old man is hit on the back of the neck with a chair. A CT scan reveals a bony fragment that penetrated the lateral portion of the dorsal columns. Which of the following functions would most likely be affected by a lesion at this site?
Options
- AFine motor control of the ipsilateral fingers
- BMotor control of the contralateral foot
- CProprioception from the ipsilateral leg
- DSweating of the ipsilateral face
- EVibratory sense from the ipsilateral arm
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