The Chorda tympani nerve arises from which of the following cranial nerve?
Chorda tympani is a mixed nerve which arises from the veical segment of the facial nerve about 6mm above the stylomastoid foramen. It carries taste sensations from the anterior two third of the tongue and carries preganglionic secretomotor fibers. Branches of facial nerve: In facial canalNerve to stapediusChorda tympaniJust outside stylomastoid foramenPosterior auricular nerveTo posterior belly of digastricTo stylohyoid foramenOn faceTemporalZygomaticBuccalMarginal mandibularcervical
The vagus nerve
The trigeminal nerve
The glossopharyngeal nerve
The facial nerve