KROK 1 Stomatology 2014 – Question 9 · KROK (Dentistry)
A patient with inflammation of tongue mucosa (glossitis) complains of taste sensitivity disorder in the two anterior thirds of his tongue. This is caused by the damage of the following nerve:
- A. Lesser petrosal
- B. Tympanic chord
- C. Glossopharyngeal
- D. Lingual
- E. Tympanic
Hint
Ask which branch of the facial nerve carries special taste fibres from the anterior part of the tongue.
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