Which nerve delivers the primary motor innervation to the pharynx_____________?
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Answer: B. Accessory nerve
Explanation
The pharyngeal muscles receive their primary motor innervation from the vagus nerve (via the pharyngeal plexus), though the accessory nerve fibers travel with it.
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