When you lick frosting off a knife with the tip of your tongue and find the frosting has an orange flavor to it, which cranial nerve is being used to determine the taste of the frosting?
A) Facial
B) Trigeminal
C) Hypoglossal
D) Glossopharyngeal
E) Abducens

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The facial nerve (cranial nerve VII) is responsible for taste sensation from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue, which is where the tip of the tongue is located.

When You Lick Frosting Off a Knife with the Tip