Medical MCQ - Pain in post 1/3 tongue after tonsillectomy Is due to injury to -

Pain in post 1/3 tongue after tonsillectomy Is due to injury to –

VII nerve

IX nerve

V nerve

XII nerve

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Correct Answer:

IX nerve

Description:

Taste sensation as well as general sensations from posterior 1/3 of tongue are carried by glossopharyngeal nerve.

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