About otic ganglion true statement (s) is/are
High-Yield Explanation
The sensory root is by the auriculotemporal nerve Sympathetic root is by the sympathetic plexus around the middle meningeal aery Secretomotor root is by the lesser petrosal nerve from the tympanic plexus formed by tympanic branch of cranial nerve IX.Fibres of lesser petrosal nerve relay in the otic ganglion.Postganglionic fibres reach the parotid gland through auriculotemporal nerve Motor root is a by a branch from nerve to medial pterygoid. This branch passes unrelayed through the ganglion and divides intotwo branchesto supply tensor velipalatini and tensor tympani Ref BDC volume 3,6th edition pg 311