A patient has extremely enlarged palatine tonsils. You suggest surgical removal of the tonsils, but you do explain that there is a small risk of the surgery, which may result in which of the following?
A
Loss in the ability to taste salt in the anterior two-thirds of the tongue
B
Loss in the ability to protrude her tongue, thus limiting her ability to lick an ice cream cone
C
Weakness in the ability to open her mouth fully when eating an apple due to damage to the innervation to the lateral pterygoid muscle
D
Loss in the ability to taste in the posterior one-third of the tongue and perhaps some difficulty in swallowing