nervus glossopharyngeus

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

glossopharyngeal nerve ninth cranial nerve

Hypernyms

cranial nerve

Close letter words and terms

nervus coccygeus nervus facialis nervus femoralis nervus hypoglosus nervus intermedius nervus ischiadicus