If the chorda tympani nerve is injured, which side will be affected?

The chorda tympani is a branch of the facial nerve (CN VII) that carries taste fibers from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue and parasympathetic secretomotor fibers to the submandibular and sublingual glands. Because the chorda tympani functions ipsilaterally (it travels through the infratemporal fossa to join the lingual nerve on the same side), injury to the chorda tympani results in ipsilateral loss of taste on the anterior two-thirds of the tongue and ipsilateral decreased salivation from submandibular and sublingual glands.