A late nineteenth century technique to treat trigeminal neuralgia was to inject alcohol into the trigeminal ganglion, which destroys all of the sensory fibers in the ganglion

The most likely (direct) method by which the surgeon performed this procedure was to insert a needle:
A) through the infraorbital foramen.
B) through the foramen ovale.
C) under the eyeball through the inferior orbital fissure.
D) through the pterygomaxillary fissure.
E) through the nasal cavity.


Ans: B

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