The parasympathetic secretomotor fibres to parotid gland traverse through which of the following ?: (A) Chorda tympani nerve, (B) Vidian nerve, (C) Greater petrosal nerve, (D) Auriculo temporal nerve
Answer is D. Parasympathetic supply to parotid gland : From Inferior salivatory nucleus - Glossopharyngeal nerve - tympanic plexus - lesser petrosal nerve - otic ganglion - Auriculotemporal nerve - parotid gland Chorda tympani nervecontains preganglionic parasympathetic fibres responsible forsecretion of the submandibular gland.