<prompt> Which of the following structures are associated with Bells palsy?Submandibular glandSeventh cranial nerveTemporomandibular jointGlossopharyngeal nerve  <response>: Bells Palsy Seventh Nerve Paralysis, Facial Paralysis Bells palsy is one of the most common neurologic disorders affecting the cranial nerves. It is an abrupt, isolated, unilateral, peripheral facial nerve paralysis without detectable causes. It is a disturbance of Seventh Cranial Nerve. Recurrent attacks of facial paralysis identical with bells palsy, non-pitting, non-inflammatory painless edema of face, cheilitis granulomatosa, and fissured tongue or lingua plicata are features of Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome.Reference: Shafers Textbook of ORAL PATHOLOGY Eighth Edition page no 576 