Sensory supply to tonsil is by which nerve?
High-Yield Explanation
Ninth nerve (glossopharyngeal) is the nerve of third branchial arch. It carries sensory fibres from the posterior one-third of tongue, tonsil, pharynx, middle, ear, taste fibres from posterior one-third of tongue and circumvallate papillae. Ref: BD Chaurasia's HUMAN ANATOMY, Volume 3, 4th edition.