ninth cranial nerve

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   sensory nerve to the pharynx and back of the tongue; motor fibers innervate muscles that elevate the pharynx and larynx; includes parasympathetic fibers to the otic ganglion

   Synonymsglossopharyngeal nervenervus glossopharyngeus

   Broadercranial nerve

Questions about ninth cranial nerve

What does ninth cranial nerve mean?

ninth cranial nerve means "sensory nerve to the pharynx and back of the tongue; motor fibers innervate muscles that elevate the pharynx and larynx; includes parasympathetic fibers to the otic ganglion".

What is another word for ninth cranial nerve?

Close synonyms include glossopharyngeal nerve, nervus glossopharyngeus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.