Anatomy
glossopharyngeal nerve
glos·so·pha·ryn·ge·al nerve
Subclass of:
Parasympathetic Nervous System;
Autonomic Pathways;
Cranial Nerves
Definitions related to glossopharyngeal nerve:
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The 9th cranial nerve. The glossopharyngeal nerve is a mixed motor and sensory nerve; it conveys somatic and autonomic efferents as well as general, special, and visceral afferents. Among the connections are motor fibers to the stylopharyngeus muscle, parasympathetic fibers to the parotid glands, general and taste afferents from the posterior third of the tongue, the nasopharynx, and the palate, and afferents from baroreceptors and CHEMORECEPTOR CELLS of the carotid sinus.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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The ninth cranial nerve. It originates in the brainstem and passes through the jugular foramen. It has motor and sensory functions that relate to the tongue, pharynx and middle ear.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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