39-year-old man feels a discomfo when moving his tongue, pharynx, and larynx. Physical examination indicates that muscles attached to styloid process are paralyzed. Which of the following groups of cranial nerves are damaged?
Styloid process provides attachments for the stylohyoid, styloglossus, and stylopharyngeus muscles. Stylohyoid muscle is innervated by facial nerve, styloglossus muscle by hypoglossal nerve, and stylopharyngeus muscle by glossopharyngeal nerve. No other muscles are attached to the styloid process.
Glossopharyngeal, trigeminal, and vagus nerves
Hypoglossal, vagus and facial nerves
Facial, glossopharyngeal, and hypoglossal nerves
Vagus, spinal accessory, and hypoglossal nerves
Cranial Nerves