On conducting the autopsy on a victim of hanging, the ligature mark is seen at the lower 1/3rd of the neck. The victim is seen to have a protruded tongue. He was found with his head hanging to his left side with saliva dribbling from the left angle of his mouth. The right pupil appears constricted and there is ptosis (drooping) of the right eyelid. Compression of which of the following structures is the most probable reason for the unilateral ptosis in this case?
ALeft vagus nerve
BRight internal jugular vein
CRight internal carotid artery
DCervical sympathetic chain
What is the situation of the knot of ligature in cases of typical hanging?
AIn front of chin
BAngle of mandible
COcciput
DMastoid
In judicial hanging, where is the "knot" typically placed?
ABelow the chin
BBehind the neck
CSide of neck
DFront of the neck
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