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CN IX--glossopharyngeal
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10/17/2008

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type:
Definition
mixed
Term
somatomotor cell body of origin:
Definition
nucleus ambiguus in brainstem
Term
motor component innervates:
Definition
stylopharyngeus
Term
sensory cell body of origin:
Definition
inferior ganglion of the glossopharyngeal n.
Term
sensory peripheral processes:
Definition
1. special sense from posterior 1/3 tongue
2. general sensory from posterior 1/3 tongue, pharynx, middle ear, auditory tube, mastoid air cells
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sensory central processes terminate in:
Definition
1. nucleus solitarius--taste fibers from post. 1/3 tongue, carotid body, carotid sinus
2. sensory trigeminal nucleus--general sensory from post. 1/3 tongue, pharynx, middle ear,auditory tube, mastoid air cells
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