This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Head and neck, Subject name: Anatomy
Which of the following nerve supplies the sensory fibres to submandibular salivary gland ? 
Select and explain. 
A. lingual nerve, B. superior alveolar nerve, C. mylohyoid nerve, D. auriculotemporal nerve
A: lingual nerve
Answer: A: lingual nerve 
Explanation: NERVE SUPPLY OF SUBMNDIBULAR SALIVARY GLAND - It is supplied by branches from the submandibular ganglion. These branches convey: (a) Secretomotor fibres; (b) sensory fibres from the lingual nerve, and (c) vasomotor sympathetic fibres from the plexus on the facial aery. B D Chaurasia's Human Anatomy , seventh edition , volume 3 , pg. no., 139.