GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE - STRUCTURE, FUNCTION & DISEASES - ANATOMY
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Glossopharyngeal nerve



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The glossopharyngeal nerve belongs to the cranial nerves and has six branches in which it carries motor, parasympathetic, sensory and sensitive fibers. With them, the glossopharyngeal nerve predominantly innervates the pharynx, the tongue and the palatine tonsil