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A 28-Year-Old Man Is Brought to the Emergency Department After

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A 28-year-old man is brought to the emergency department after a motorcycle accident. While he is conscious, oriented, and alert, he is complaining of facial pain and has an apparent deformity. Vital signs are stable. No obvious trauma or bleeding. A full-body CT scan was clear except for a mandibular fracture that needs surgical fixation. An injury to the inferior alveolar nerve was evident during the surgery. Which of the following would be observed as a result of the injury?


A) Loss of Sensation in the anterior tongue.
B) Posterior tongue loss of sensation.
C) Lower lip loss of sensation
D) Taste sensation loss in the anterior tongue
E) Taste sensation loss in the posterior tongue
F) Masseter muscle weakness

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