Branch of facial nerve conveying secretomotor fibers to the lacrimal gland is?
Chorda tympani
Deep petrosal nerve
Greater petrosal nerve
Lacrimal nerve
The greater (superficial) petrosal nerve carries parasympathetic preganglionic fibers from the facial nerve. The greater petrosal nerve continues as the nerve of the pterygoid canal and ultimately synapses with the pterygopalatine ganglion whose parasympathetic postganglionic fibers synapse with the lacrimal gland and the mucosal glands of the nose, palate, and pharynx. Reference: Chaurasia; 6th ed.
General anatomy