All are true regarding 5th cranial nerve except: (A) Arises from midbrain, (B) It is whole sensory supply of face, (C) It supply the muscles of mastication, (D) Supplies parasympathetic to saliva glands
Answer is D. The parotid gland receives its parasympathetic input from the glossopharyngeal nerve the otic ganglion while the submandibular and sublingual glands receive their parasympathetic input from the facial nerve the submandibular ganglion.