which nerves control salivation?
The motor portion of. this nerve supplies the muscles of the face and scalp: buccinator, platysma and so on, along with. motor control to the submandibular, sublingual and lacrimal glands. The sensory portion of this. nerve carries sensory information for taste from the anterior 2/3 of the tongue and the palate. Lesions of the facial nerve cause facial paralysis that is usually unilateral. There is also a loss of. taste sensation in the anterior 2/3 of the tongue and decreased salivation.