During a physical examination of a patient, pupillary reflexes are checked. A light is shone into the right eye while it is observed. Pupillary reaction and pupil size are noted. Then a light is shone into the left eye as the right eye is still observed. Which response occurs during the second step of the test?

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The consensual response occurs when a light is shone into one eye and the other eye, which is not directly exposed to the light, also constricts. This tests the integrity of the optic and oculomotor nerves and the brainstem pathways involved in the pupillary light reflex.

During a Physical Examination of a Patient, Pupillary Reflexes Are