CN IX (glossopharyngeal) (para)

Question 1

preganglionic cell bodies are located in what part of what nucleus

Answer 1

inferior part of the salivary nucleus

Question 2

preganglionic fibers of CN IX are carried in which nerve

Answer 2

tympanic nerve

Question 3

the tympanic nerve of the glossopharyngeal nerve comes off at which ganglion?

Answer 3

the inferior ganglion of the glossopharyngeal nerve

Question 4

the preganglionic fibers carried in the through what into the tympanic cavity

Answer 4

through the tympanic canaliculus

Question 5

in the tympanic cavity the tympanic nerve will receive what from the superior cervical ganglion

Answer 5

postganglionic sympathetic fibers

Question 6

what if formed when the superior cervical ganglion sends postganglionic fibers to the tympanic nerve

Answer 6

the tympanic plexus

Question 7

the preganglionic fibers para- fibers will pass through the tympanic plexus and reform as what

Answer 7

lesser petrosal nerve

Question 8

whe lesser petrosal nerve will travel through what canal to the otic ganglion

Answer 8

lesser petrosal canal to the otic ganglion

Question 9

postganglionic fibers from the otic ganglion are carried to what two glands

Answer 9

parotid and posterior lingual glands

Question 10

postganglionic fibers reach the parotid gland via what?

Answer 10

auriculotemporal nerve, a branch of the mandibular division trigeminal

Question 11

the posterior lingual glands receive postganglionic fibers throw what nerves

Answer 11

lingual branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve

Question 12

what else is carried in the lingual branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve?

Answer 12

special sensory (taste) fibers

Question 13

what other visceral afferents are carried in the branch to the carotid sinus

Answer 13

info from baroreceptors in the carotid sinus and chemoreceptors in the carotid body