Which of the following statements about the chorda tympani nerve is INCORRECT?

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10 Jul 2019
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The chorda tympani nerve carries preganglionic parasympathetic fibers, not postganglionic. It provides secretomotor innervation to the submandibular gland, joins the lingual nerve in the infratemporal fossa, and is a branch of the facial nerve.

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