NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

BRAIN

CRANIAL NERVES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
VII-Facial
A
motor to tongue
B
Facial expression; tear glands
C
cranial and spinal branches
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Sensation on the face is innervated by the trigeminal nerves (V) as are the muscles of mastication, but the muscles of facial expression are innervated mainly by the facial nerve (VII) as is the sensation of taste.

Detailed explanation-2: -The chorda tympani provides taste sensation from the anterior 2/3 tongue and also carries preganglionic parasympathetic nerve fibers that innervate the submandibular and sublingual salivary glands.

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