| NOUN | body | nervus glossopharyngeus, glossopharyngeal nerve, ninth cranial nerve | sensory nerve to the pharynx and back of the tongue |
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| 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 | glossopharyngeal nerve, ninth cranial nerve | |
| Broader | cranial nerve | Any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem |
| Spanish | nervio glosofaríngeo | |
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