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A patient has extremely enlarged palatine tonsils. You suggest surgical removal of the tonsils, but you do explain that there is a small risk of the surgery, which may result in which of the following?

ALoss in the ability to taste salt in the anterior two-thirds of the tongue
BLoss in the ability to protrude her tongue, thus limiting her ability to lick an ice cream cone
CWeakness in the ability to open her mouth fully when eating an apple due to damage to the innervation to the lateral pterygoid muscle
DLoss in the ability to taste in the posterior one-third of the tongue and perhaps some difficulty in swallowing
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