A 66-Year-Old Man Is Undergoing a Procedure to Control Chronic

A 66-year-old man is undergoing a procedure to control chronic throat pain due to Eagle syndrome, a condition frequently caused by a misshapen or elongated styloid process.  During the procedure, the styloid process is trimmed surgically.  However, the left glossopharyngeal nerve is accidentally transected.  Which of the following is most likely to be seen as a result of this patient's nerve injury?

A) Deviation of the protruded tongue toward the left
B) Hoarseness due to left vocal cord dysfunction
C) Impaired taste sensation from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue
D) Loss of general sensation at the tonsillar lining
E) Reduced salivary secretion from the submandibular gland

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