Gross Anatomy USMLE Step 1 Practice Question
A 40-year-old woman has recurrent pain and swelling in the floor of the mouth during meals. Imaging shows a salivary stone within the submandibular duct, and the surgeon warns her about possible postoperative loss of general sensation from the anterior tongue. Which of the following nerves is most closely related to this duct and most at risk during the procedure?
Answer choices
- AChorda tympani
- BGlossopharyngeal nerve
- CHypoglossal nerve
- DLingual nerveCorrect answer
- EMarginal mandibular branch of facial nerve
- FMylohyoid nerve
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