Glossopharyngeal neuralgia, a rare disorder, usually begins after age 40 and occurs more often in men.
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Rr . glomi carotici are the branches of vagus nerve but the origin of these fibers is glossopharyngeal nerve.
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The cranial nerves that contain GVA fibers include the facial nerve, the glossopharyngeal nerve and the vagus nerve.
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The glossopharyngeal nerve and the chorda tympani branch of the facial nerve innervate the TAS1R and TAS2R taste receptors.
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The preganglionic parasympathetic fibres originate in the "'inferior salivatory nucleus "'of the glossopharyngeal nerve.
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Specific nerves include several cranial nerves, specifically the oculomotor nerve, facial nerve, glossopharyngeal nerve, and vagus nerve.
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There are three cranial nerves that innervate the tongue; the vagus nerve, glossopharyngeal nerve, and the facial nerve.
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The tissues in the throat rub on the styloid process during the act of swallowing with resulting pain along the glossopharyngeal nerve.
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The glossopharyngeal fibers travel just anterior to the cranial nerves X and XI, which also exit the skull via the jugular foramen.
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However, glossopharyngeal neuralgia sometimes results from an abnormally positioned artery that compresses the glossopharyngeal nerve near where it exits the brain stem.
