While conducting a neurological examination, a patient is as…

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While cоnducting а neurоlоgicаl exаmination, a patient is asked to “stick out your tongue and say ahh”. Then the examiner tests the gag reflex. The tongue protrudes along the midline, while the uvula deviates to the left when the patient says “ahh”. The gag reflex is also suppressed. A lesion of which cranial nerve would account for these findings?