<prompt> A 7 year-old male complains of numbness of the nasopharynx after surgical removal of the adenoid. A lesion of which of the following nerves would be expected?Maxillary nerveSuperior cervical ganglionExternal laryngeal nerveGlossopharyngeal nerve  <response>: After adenoidectomy , there might occur injury to Glossopharyngeal 9th nerve. The Glossopharyngeal nerve supplies sensory innervation to the mucosa of the nasopharynx. The Vagus nerve supplies sensory innervation to the lower pharynx and larynx. 