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glossopharyngeal nerve en · NOUN

Meanings

1. Either of the ninth pair of cranial nerves which are mixed nerves that exit the brainstem from the sides of the upper medulla oblongata, carry afferent sensory and efferent motor information, and supply the pharynx, posterior tongue, and parotid gland.

Forms

Coordinates

hypoglossal nerve · oculomotor nerve · olfactory nerve · facial nerve · optic nerve · vestibulocochlear nerve · vagus nerve · trochlear nerve · abducens nerve · trigeminal nerve · accessory nerve

Synonyms

ninth cranial nerve

Translations (6)

hu nyelv-garat ideg (the ninth cranial nerve) · pl nerw językowo-gardłowy (the ninth cranial nerve) · cs jazykohltanový nerv (the ninth cranial nerve) · fi kieli-kitahermo (the ninth cranial nerve) · cmn 舌咽神經 /舌咽神经 (the ninth cranial nerve) · ja 舌咽神経 (the ninth cranial nerve)