The preganglionic parasympathetic fibres to the parotid gland travel in -: (A) Lesser petrosal nerve, (B) Greater petrosal nerve, (C) Deep petrosal nerve, (D) Internal carotid nerve
Answer is A. Preganglionic fibers → Inferior salivary nucleus, IX nerve, tympanic branch, tympanic plexus, lesser petrosal nerve.
Ganglion → Otic ganglion.
Postganglionic fibers → Auriculotemporal nerve.