KROK 1 2018 – Question 127 · KROK (Medicine) · Human Anatomy
A boxer had sustained a blow to the left parotid area, after which he developed paralysis of the facial muscles on this side. What nerve had been damaged?
- A. Facial
- B. Ophthalmic
- C. Maxillary
- D. Lesser petrosal
- E. Mandibular
Hint
Ask which nerve provides the motor supply to the paralysed muscles and what course it takes relative to the area that was struck.
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