KROK 1 2021 – Question 36 · KROK (Medicine) · Human Anatomy
A 52-year-old woman came to the neurologist with complaints of loss of skin sensitivity on the right half of her face in the area of the lower eyelid, nasal arch, and upper lip. What branch of what nerve is damaged in this patient?
- A. Chorda tympani branching from the facial nerve
- B. Mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve
- C. Maxillary branch of the trigeminal nerve
- D. Ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve
- E. Greater petrosal nerve branching from the facial nerve
Hint
Map each skin area to its trigeminal territory: forehead and upper eyelid above, the mid-face between eye and mouth in the middle, and the lower jaw below.
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