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Question 1

What is the purpose of glossopharyngeal nerves?

Answer 1

Different fibre types - sensory, visceral, somatic efferents

Question 2

Where does the glossopharyngeal nerve pass

Answer 2

Jugular

Question 3

Sensory info from General Visceral Afferents include

Answer 3

carotid body and sinuses; post 1/3 tongue; palatine, upper pharynx, mucosa, auditory tibe (pharyngotympanic)

Question 4

For our anterior 2/3 tongue, it is carried by

Answer 4

facial nerve whereas the general sensation is carried by trigeminal. Glossopharyngeal is for posterior tongue

Question 5

General Visceral efferents to the partoid salivary gland has its nucleus in

Answer 5

inferior salivatory nucleus (parotid salivary gland - causes us to produce saliva)

Question 6

GSE to the

Answer 6

stylopharyngeus muscle (responsible for swallowing) and arises from CNS nucl. called Ambiguus

Question 7

Lesion can cause

Answer 7

Loss of taste sensation and soft palate