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One of your coworkers has recently undergone a dental procedure that removed one of his upper teeth. The removal was performed to prevent the infection from the tooth from spreading. Due to the location of the tooth, and infection could have spread through the venous system into the cranial cavity, infecting the cavernous sinus area. Which of the following structures WOULD NOT be impacted ly inflammation in the cavernous sinus?
a. Internal carotid artery
b. Ansa cervicalis
c. Pituitary gland
d. Oculomotor nerve (CN III)