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    The glossopharyngeal nerve (/ˌɡlɒsoʊfəˈrɪn(d)ʒiəl, -ˌfærənˈdʒiːəl/), also known as the ninth cranial nerve, cranial nerve IX, or simply CN IX, is a cranial...
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    The tympanic nerve (Jacobson's nerve) is a branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve passing through the petrous part of temporal bone to reach the middle ear...
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  • The lingual branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve innervates the taste buds of the posterior 1/3 of the tongue and provides general sensation to this same...
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    trigeminal nerve (V), abducens nerve (VI), facial nerve (VII), vestibulocochlear nerve (VIII), glossopharyngeal nerve (IX), vagus nerve (X), accessory nerve (XI)...
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    branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve (carotid sinus nerve or Hering's nerve) is a small branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve (cranial nerve IX) that innervates...
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    the glossopharyngeal nerve (petrosal ganglion) is a sensory ganglion. It is larger than and inferior to the superior ganglion of the glossopharyngeal nerve...
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  • "nerve" + algos, "pain") is pain in the distribution of a nerve or nerves, as in intercostal neuralgia, trigeminal neuralgia, and glossopharyngeal neuralgia...
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  • Thumbnail for Superior ganglion of glossopharyngeal nerve
    the glossopharyngeal nerve is a sensory ganglion of the peripheral nervous system. It is located within the jugular foramen where the glossopharyngeal nerve...
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  • Glossopharyngeal ganglion is a ganglion associated with cranial nerve IX. There are two types: Inferior ganglion of glossopharyngeal nerve Superior ganglion...
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    cranial nerves, specifically the oculomotor nerve, facial nerve, glossopharyngeal nerve, and vagus nerve. Three spinal nerves in the sacrum (S2–4), commonly...
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    the functioning of neighboring regions in the body, such as the glossopharyngeal nerve. Possible symptoms include: Sharp, shooting pain in the jaw, back...
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    nerve The vestibulocochlear nerve The glossopharyngeal nerve The vagus nerve The accessory nerve The hypoglossal nerve The spinal nerves The posterior divisions...
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    Solitary nucleus (category Glossopharyngeal nerve)
    and special visceral inputs from the facial nerve (CN VII), glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX) and vagus nerve (CN X); it receives and relays stimuli related...
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    structures from the third pharyngeal arch are all innervated by the glossopharyngeal nerve. All the pharyngeal muscles of the fourth and sixth arches are innervated...
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    Nerve compression syndrome, or compression neuropathy, or nerve entrapment syndrome, is a medical condition caused by chronic, direct pressure on a peripheral...
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  • The tonsillar branches of glossopharyngeal nerve supply the palatine tonsil, forming around it a plexus from which filaments are distributed to the soft...
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  • The stylopharyngeal branch of glossopharyngeal nerve is distributed to the Stylopharyngeus. This article incorporates text in the public domain from page...
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  • of function of the glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX), the vagus nerve (CN X), the accessory nerve (CN XI), and the hypoglossal nerve (CN XII). It is caused...
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    nerve (cranial nerve X), the facial nerve (cranial nerve VII), and possibly the glossopharyngeal nerve (cranial nerve IX). The inner surface of the tympanic...
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    (cranial nerve X)), a sensory component (derived from the glossopharyngeal nerve (cranial nerve IX)), and sympathetic component (derived from the superior...
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    petrosal nerve are situated in the inferior salivatory nucleus, and are conveyed first by the glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX) and then by the tympanic nerve to...
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    cranial fossa and the mucosa of the larynx The motor division of the glossopharyngeal nerve is derived from the basal plate of the embryonic medulla oblongata...
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    intermingling with proximal structures. It is innervated by the glossopharyngeal nerve (cranial nerve IX). It acts to elevate the larynx and pharynx, and dilate...
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    Tongue (section Nerve supply)
    by the glossopharyngeal nerve and the oral part is supplied by the lingual nerve (a branch of the mandibular branch (V3) of the trigeminal nerve) for somatosensory...
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    the glossopharyngeal nerve inferior ganglion of the glossopharyngeal nerve superior ganglion of the vagus nerve inferior ganglion of the vagus nerve Pseudounipolar...
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    Otic ganglion (category Glossopharyngeal nerve)
    on the medial surface of the mandibular nerve. It is functionally associated with the glossopharyngeal nerve and innervates the parotid gland for salivation...
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  • The pharyngeal branches of the glossopharyngeal nerve are three or four filaments which unite, opposite the constrictor pharyngis medius, with the pharyngeal...
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  • ganglion of glossopharyngeal nerve inferior ganglion of glossopharyngeal nerve superior ganglion of vagus nerve inferior ganglion of vagus nerve Purves, Dale;...
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    trigeminal nerve via the lesser palatine nerves, and from the tonsillar branches of the glossopharyngeal nerve. The glossopharyngeal nerve continues past...
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    Salivatory nuclei (category Cranial nerve nuclei)
    cranial nerve nuclei giving rise to axons which join (the intermediate nerve component of) the facial nerve (CN VII) and glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX)...
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