Muscles spared by complete transaction of cranial part of accessory nerve_______________?
Correct answer: C. Stylopharyngeus
- A. Cricopharyngeus
- B. Palatopharyngeus
- C. Stylopharyngeus
- D. Salpingopharyngeus
Explanation
The stylopharyngeus is supplied by the glossopharyngeal nerve, not by the cranial part of the accessory nerve carried through the vagus. The other listed pharyngeal muscles receive vagal motor supply.
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