- glossopharyngeal nerve
- noun Date: circa 1823 either of the ninth pair of cranial nerves that are mixed nerves and supply chiefly the pharynx, posterior tongue, and parotid gland — called also glossopharyngeal
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glossopharyngeal nerve
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Glossopharyngeal nerve — Nerve: Glossopharyngeal nerve Plan of upper portions of glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves … Wikipedia
Glossopharyngeal nerve — The glossopharyngeal nerve is the ninth cranial nerve. The 12 cranial nerves, the glossopharyngeal nerve included, emerge from or enter the skull (the cranium), as opposed to the spinal nerves which emerge from the vertebral column. The… … Medical dictionary
glossopharyngeal nerve — noun 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 • Syn: ↑nervus glossopharyngeus, ↑ninth cranial nerve • Hypernyms:… … Useful english dictionary
glossopharyngeal nerve — cranial nerve IX innervating taste buds in the rear of the mouth and on the gill arches … Dictionary of ichthyology
glossopharyngeal nerve — the ninth cranial nerve (IX), which supplies motor fibres to part of the pharynx and to the parotid salivary glands and sensory fibres to the posterior third of the tongue and the soft palate … The new mediacal dictionary
Branch of glossopharyngeal nerve to carotid sinus — Nerve: Branch of glossopharyngeal nerve to carotid sinus Hypoglossal nerve, cervical plexus, and their branches. (Nerve not labeled, but region is visible.) Latin ramus sinus carotici nervi glossopharyngei Gray s … Wikipedia
Stylopharyngeal branch of glossopharyngeal nerve — Nerve: Stylopharyngeal branch of glossopharyngeal nerve Latin ramus musculi stylopharyngei nervi glossopharyngei Gray s subject #204 909 From glossopharyngeal nerve The stylopharyngeal branch of glossopharyngeal nerve … Wikipedia
glossopharyngeal nerve — Anat. either of the ninth pair of cranial nerves, consisting of motor fibers that innervate the muscles of the pharynx, the soft palate, and the parotid glands, and of sensory fibers that conduct impulses to the brain from the pharynx, the middle … Universalium
Inferior ganglion of glossopharyngeal nerve — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = ganglion inferius nervi glossopharyngei, ganglion petrosum GraySubject = 204 GrayPage = 98 Caption = Plan of upper portions of glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves. (Petrous ganglion visible near… … Wikipedia
Lingual branches of glossopharyngeal nerve — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = rami linguales nervi glossopharyngei GraySubject = 204 GrayPage = 909 Caption = Caption2 = Innervates = BranchFrom = glossopharyngeal nerve BranchTo = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = r 02 DorlandsSuf =… … Wikipedia
