Secretomotor fibers to the submandibular salivary gland are carried in all the following except_____________?
Correct answer: C. Mylohyoid
- A. Facial
- B. Chorda tympani
- C. Mylohyoid
- D. LingualMedical Literature & Resources
Explanation
Secretomotor fibres to the submandibular gland travel from the facial nerve through the chorda tympani, then hitchhike in the lingual nerve to the submandibular ganglion. The mylohyoid nerve is motor to the mylohyoid and anterior digastric and does not carry this pathway.
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