usmleasr
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Cessation of parasympathetic innervation to the lacrimal gland (and subsequent chief complaint of dry eye) could result from which of the following?
A. Increased pressure in the cavernous sinus
B. Compression at the superior orbital fissure
C. A tumor in the optic nerve
D. Compression at the internal acoustic meatus
E. Severing the lingual nerve during 3rd molar surgery
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| asmi
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B..
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| Waziri
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D.
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| merjr
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B.
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| usmleasr
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i also thought as B....but the ans is given as D...
Waziri can u please explain us :?
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| oddissy4u
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which nerve supply lacrimal galand?
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| oddissy4u
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if i remember correctly :roll: its a branch of facial nerve n it along wth chorda tympani passes near internal auditory meatus!!!!correct me if i m wrong
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| Waziri
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Oddisy is right.It is the greater petrosal nerve.
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