Glossopharyngeal nerve

Glossopharyngeal nerve
Plan of the upper portions of the glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves.
Course and distribution of the glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves. (Label for glossopharyngeal is at upper left.)
Details
ToTympanic nerve
InnervatesMotor: stylopharyngeus
Sensory: Oropharynx, Eustachian tube, middle ear, posterior third of tongue, carotid sinus, carotid body
Special sensory: Taste to posterior third of tongue
Identifiers
Latinnervus glossopharyngeus
MeSHD005930
NeuroNames701, 793
NeuroLex IDbirnlex_1274
TA98A14.2.01.135
TA26320
FMA50870
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The glossopharyngeal nerve (/ˌɡlɒsfəˈrɪn(d)ʒiəl, -ˌfærənˈəl/[1]), also known as the ninth cranial nerve, cranial nerve IX, or simply CN IX,[2] is a cranial nerve that exits the brainstem from the sides of the upper medulla, just anterior (closer to the nose) to the vagus nerve. Being a mixed nerve (sensorimotor), it carries afferent sensory and efferent motor information. The motor division of the glossopharyngeal nerve is derived from the basal plate of the embryonic medulla oblongata, whereas the sensory division originates from the cranial neural crest.

  1. ^ "Glossopharyngeal | Definition of Glossopharyngeal by Oxford Dictionary on Lexico.com also meaning of Glossopharyngeal". Lexico Dictionaries | English. Archived from the original on March 12, 2021.
  2. ^ Verberne, Anthony J. M. (2003-01-01), "Medulla Oblongata", in Aminoff, Michael J.; Daroff, Robert B. (eds.), Encyclopedia of the Neurological Sciences, New York: Academic Press, pp. 54–63, doi:10.1016/b0-12-226870-9/00785-1, ISBN 978-0-12-226870-0, retrieved 2020-12-31