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innervation

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The act of innerving or stimulating.

Special activity excited in any part of the nervous system or in any organ of sense or motion; the nervous influence necessary for the maintenance of life,and the functions of the various organs.

The distribution of nerves in an animal, or to any of its parts.

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Areas with lots of sensory innervation, such as the fingertips and the lips, require more cortical area to process finer sensation. Source: Internet

Print. Vagus nerve (X) Loss of function of the vagus nerve (X) will lead to a loss of parasympathetic innervation to a very large number of structures. Source: Internet

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

Function The cranial nerves provide motor and sensory innervation mainly to the structures within the head and neck. Source: Internet

He developed the Hering's law of equal innervation to describe the conjugacy of eye movements in animals. Source: Internet

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