KROK 1 2017 – Question 30 · KROK (Medicine) · Human Anatomy
After a case of cold the patient developed a lacrimation disorder. This disorder was caused by functional disturbance of the following autonomic ganglion:
- A. Submandibular
- B. Pterygopalatine
- C. Otic
- D. Ciliary
- E. Sublingual
Hint
Trace the parasympathetic secretomotor pathway of the lacrimal gland from the facial nerve to the ganglion where it synapses.
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