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    carotid branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve (carotid sinus nerve or Hering's nerve) is a small branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve (cranial nerve IX)...
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    blood pressure. The carotid sinus baroreceptors are innervated by the carotid sinus nerve, which is a branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX). The neurons...
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    and the serous glands of the mouth. tympanic nerve stylopharyngeal nerve tonsillar nerve carotid sinus nerve Branches to the posterior third of tongue lingual...
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    innervated by axons of the glossopharyngeal nerve which collectively are called the carotid sinus nerve. Glomus type II cells resemble glial cells, express...
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    include the optic canal, the optic nerve, the internal carotid artery, the cavernous sinus, the trigeminal nerve, the pituitary gland, and the anterior...
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    is somewhat dilated. This part of the artery is known as the carotid sinus or the carotid bulb. The ascending portion of the cervical segment occurs distal...
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    artery Common carotid artery Right and left common carotid arteries Head and neck anatomy Carotid sheath Carotid sinus Carotid body Carotid Doppler machine...
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    intracavernous carotid artery, carotid-cavernous fistula, bacterial infection causing cavernous sinus thrombosis, aseptic cavernous sinus thrombosis, idiopathic...
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    neurons which innervate the carotid sinus and carotid body synapse in the caudal portion of the solitary nucleus. The tympanic nerve is the first branch of...
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    Solitary nucleus (category Cranial nerve nuclei)
    general visceral afferent pathway (GVA) from the carotid body and carotid sinus via (the carotid sinus nerve of) CN IX; from aortic bodies and sinoatrial...
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    the optic nerve and internal carotid artery, so surgeons should be aware of their existence when performing surgery on the sphenoid sinus so as not to...
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    to diagnose cavernous sinus thrombosis. Findings may include deformity of the internal carotid artery within the cavernous sinus, and an obvious signal...
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    Reflex syncope (category Vagus nerve)
    triggered by urination, swallowing, or coughing. Carotid sinus syncope is due to pressure on the carotid sinus in the neck. The underlying mechanism involves...
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    of the carotid body are innervated by the sensory neurons found in the inferior ganglion of the glossopharyngeal nerve. The carotid sinus nerve is the...
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    of the face and neck. This vein runs in the carotid sheath with the common carotid artery and vagus nerve. It begins in the posterior compartment of the...
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    the sella turcica in the cavernous sinus, and is formed chiefly by the medial division of the internal carotid nerve. It communicates with the oculomotor...
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  • innervated by afferent nerve fibers leading back to (in the carotid body) the carotid sinus nerve and then on to the glossopharyngeal nerve and medulla of the...
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    of the head. It is the first branch of the internal carotid artery distal to the cavernous sinus. Branches of the ophthalmic artery supply all the structures...
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  • Vagal maneuver (category Vagus nerve)
    acetylcholine. Common maneuvers that activate the vagus nerve include the Valsalva maneuver and carotid sinus massage, which can serve diagnostic or therapeutic...
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  • stimulus of the heart inhibitory branches of the vagus nerve.[citation needed] Carotid sinus massage Takino, Masuichi; Takino, Yoshitada; Sugahara, Kunikazu...
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    Human nose (redirect from Sinus ostium)
    lymph nodes. The nerve supply to the nose and paranasal sinuses comes from two branches of the trigeminal nerve (CN V): the ophthalmic nerve (CN V1), the...
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    to enter the cavernous sinus. In the cavernous sinus, it runs anterior-ward alongside (inferolateral to) the internal carotid artery. It enters the orbit...
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    the carotid canal. It is formed by the temporal bone and the occipital bone. It allows many structures to pass, including the inferior petrosal sinus, three...
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  • are sensors located in the carotid sinus (at the bifurcation of common carotid artery into external and internal carotids) and in the aortic arch. They...
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  • Pulmonary stretch receptors, mechanoreceptors found in the lungs Chordotonal organ, in insects Stretch sensor Carotid sinus Aortic arch Mechanoreceptor v t e...
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    also join the nerve from the plexus on the internal carotid artery in the wall of the cavernous sinus and are distributed through the nerve, e.g., to the...
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    sinus of the dura mater and the inferior petrosal sinus. The internal jugular runs with the common carotid artery and vagus nerve inside the carotid sheath...
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    fractures or to nasopharyngeal tumours. The nerve runs in the sinus body adjacent to the internal carotid artery and oculo-sympathetic fibres responsible...
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    Occipital bone Frontal bone Temporal bone Occipital sinus Superior sagittal sinus Superior petrosal sinus Foramen cecum Optic foramen Foramen lacerum Foramen...
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    the aortic sinuses or the sinuses of Valsalva. The left aortic sinus contains the origin of the left coronary artery and the right aortic sinus likewise...
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