glossopharyngeal

Speech parts

1. glossopharyngeal - Noun

2. glossopharyngeal - Adjective

Meaning

Pertaining to both the tongue and the pharynx; -- applied especially to the ninth pair of cranial nerves, which are distributed to the pharynx and tongue. -- n. One of the glossopharyngeal nerves.

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The glossopharyngeal nerve provides innervation to the upper throat and the back of the tongue, the vagus provides innervation to the muscles in the voicebox, and continues downward to supply parasympathetic innervation to the chest and abdomen. Source: Internet

Oral sensation, taste, and salivation (IX) Deviating uvula due to cranial nerve IX lesion The glossopharyngeal nerve (IX) innervates the stylopharyngeus muscle and provides sensory innervation to the oropharynx and back of the tongue. Source: Internet

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