Which is true about lesser petrosal nerve?
High-Yield Explanation
The parasympathetic or secretomotor fibres of the parotid gland arise form the inferior salivatory nucleus, pass successively through the glossopharyngeal nerve,tympanic branch of glossopharyngeal nerev(Jacobson&;s nerve), tympanic plexus and lesser petrosal nerve to relay in the otic ganglion.It exits through foramen ovale.It is a branch of tympanic plexus of tympanic branch of glossopharyngeal nerve.-Reference: Textbook of anatomy, head neck and brain Vishram Singh, 2nd edition, page no.142, 320,345