Glossopharyngeal nerve Flashcards
What are the branches of the Glossopharyngeal nerve?
Tympanic Nerve
Stylopharyngeal Nerve
The nerve to the carotid sinus
Pharyngeal branches Nerve
Tonsillar Nerve
Lingual nerve
What type of nerve is the glossopharyngeal nerve
Mixed motor and sensory
Where does the glossopharyngeal nerve arise and where does it exit the skull
Arises in the medulla oblongata and exits thru the jugular foramen
Where does the Tympanic nerve exit the brain?
Foramen Ovale hole
What does the Tympanic nerve branch of glossopharyngeal nerve supply
parasympathetic to the the parotid gland ( supplies parotid gland )
What does the Stylopharyngeal nerve supply ?
Motor to the stylopharyngeous muscle
What does The nerve to carotid sinus off the glossopharyngeal N do?
regulates blood pressure / O2 / CO2
What nerve does the Pharyngeal nerve branch from the Glossopharyngeal nerve join to ( and supply )?
vagus nerve to join pharyngeal plexus to supply the muscles of the pharynx
What does the Tonsillar branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve supply
Sensory to palatine tonsils
what does the lingual Nerve supply off the glossopharyngeal nerve
sensory and taste to posterior 1/3 of tongue
What is a condition to do with the Glossopharyngeal nerve?
Glossopharyngeal neuralgia
- sharp pain in tongue, tonsils, and throat
- From infection or tumor
- worse when swallowing
What hole does the glossopharyngeal nerve exit the brain through?
Jugular Foramen
What cranial nerve is the glossopharyngeal nerve
IX ( 9 )
