The lingual nerve passes taste for the front two-thirds of the tongue and the glossopharyngeal nerve passes taste for the back third of the tongue.
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The integrity of the glossopharyngeal nerve may be evaluated by testing the patient's general sensation and that of taste on the posterior third of the tongue.
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In the bony ridge dividing the carotid canal from the jugular fossa is the small inferior tympanic canaliculus for the passage of the tympanic branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve.
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Vinegar may stimulate the dorsal wall of the nasopharynx, where the pharyngeal branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve ( the afferent of the hiccup reflex arc ) is located.
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The nerves supplying the palatine tonsils come from the maxillary division of the trigeminal nerve via the lesser palatine nerves, and from the tonsillar branches of the glossopharyngeal nerve.
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It has been reported that electrical stimulation of the lingual nerve, chorda tympani, and a lingual branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve elicit evoked field potential in the frontal operculum.
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Some argue that when pressure is applied to the carotid artery, the baroreceptors send a signal to the brain via the glossopharyngeal nerve and the heart via the vagus nerve.
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The nuclei of the glossopharyngeal nerve ( IX ), vagus nerve ( X ), accessory nerve ( XI ) and hypoglossal nerve ( XII ) are located in the medulla.
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The "'glossopharyngeal nerve "', known as the ninth cranial nerve ( CN IX ), is a mixed nerve that carries afferent sensory and efferent motor information.
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They are innervated by the pharyngeal branch of the Vagus nerve ( CN X ) with the exception of the stylopharyngeus muscle which is innervated by the glossopharyngeal nerve ( CN IX ).
