Stimulation of this nerve will elicit the gag reflex
a. Glossopharyngeal c. Spinal accessory
b. Facial d. Hypoglossal
A
The glossopharyngeal nerve is a sensory nerve whose functions are taste in the posterior third of the tongue and sensation in the back of the throat; stimulation elicits the gag reflex.
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