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glossopharyngeal nerve

Noun

Meaning

sensory nerve to the pharynx and back of the tongue; motor fibers innervate muscles that elevate the pharynx and larynx; includes parasympathetic fibers to the otic ganglion

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Synonyms

nervus glossopharyngeus ninth cranial nerve optic nerve cranial nerve abducens nerve optic chiasm facial nerve accessory nerve oculomotor nerve olfactory nerve optic disc hypoglossal nerve cranial nerve ii nerves of the eye infratrochlear nerve
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cranial nerve

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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

Close letter words and terms

glossopalatinus glossophagine glossopharyngeal glossopharyngeal neuralgia glossopharynx glossophilia