The sensory root of the facial nerve

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Presents as a swelling in the bend called the otic ganglion

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Arises from the sulcus between the pons and medulla

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Is called the nervus intermedius

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Emerges from the base of the skull through the foramen ovale

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Supplies the mucous membrane of the posterior third of the tongue

1.	The sensory root of the facial nerve
A.	Arises from the sulcus between the pons and medulla
B.	Is called the nervus intermedius
C.	Presents as a swelling in the bend called the otic ganglion
D.	Emerges from the base of the skull through the foramen ovale
E.	Supplies the mucous membrane of the posterior third of the tongue
Answer» C. Presents as a swelling in the bend called the otic ganglion

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