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What is Not a branch of facial nerve-(JIPMER 10) and explain in detail?
The lingual nerve is a branch of the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve (CN V3), which supplies sensory innervation to the tongue. It also carries fibers from the facial nerve, which return taste information from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue, via the chorda tympani.