carotid branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve (carotid sinus nerve or Hering's nerve) is a small branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve (cranial nerve IX)...

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...

and the serous glands of the mouth. tympanic nerve stylopharyngeal nerve tonsillar nerve carotid sinus nerve Branches to the posterior third of tongue lingual...

innervated by axons of the glossopharyngeal nerve which collectively are called the carotid sinus nerve. Glomus type II cells resemble glial cells, express...

include the optic canal, the optic nerve, the internal carotid artery, the cavernous sinus, the trigeminal nerve, the pituitary gland, and the anterior...

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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intracavernous carotid artery, carotid-cavernous fistula, bacterial infection causing cavernous sinus thrombosis, aseptic cavernous sinus thrombosis, idiopathic...

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...

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...

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...

to diagnose cavernous sinus thrombosis. Findings may include deformity of the internal carotid artery within the cavernous sinus, and an obvious signal...

triggered by urination, swallowing, or coughing. Carotid sinus syncope is due to pressure on the carotid sinus in the neck. The underlying mechanism involves...

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...

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...

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...

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...

stimulus of the heart inhibitory branches of the vagus nerve.[citation needed] Carotid sinus massage Takino, Masuichi; Takino, Yoshitada; Sugahara, Kunikazu...

acetylcholine. Common maneuvers that activate the vagus nerve include the Valsalva maneuver and carotid sinus massage, which can serve diagnostic or therapeutic...

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...

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...

to enter the cavernous sinus. In the cavernous sinus, it runs anterior-ward alongside (inferolateral to) the internal carotid artery. It enters the orbit...

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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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...

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...

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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fractures or to nasopharyngeal tumours. The nerve runs in the sinus body adjacent to the internal carotid artery and oculo-sympathetic fibres responsible...

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...