An examiner who brushes a patient's forehead with a cotton swab is testing the integrity of:
A)the branchial motor component of the facial nerve
B)the maxillary branch of the trigeminal nerve
C)the special sensory component of the facial nerve
D)the ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve
E)the general sensory component of the facial nerve

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The examiner is testing the sensation of touch,and on the forehead,the nerve that has this function is the ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve

An Examiner Who Brushes a Patient's Forehead with a Cotton