Anatomy Atlases(tm) : A digital library of anatomy information

Home | About | FAQ | Reviews | Search

Anatomy Atlases: Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus III: Nervous System: Cranial Nerves and Ganglia: Glossopharyngeal (CN IX) Nerve

Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus III: Nervous System: Cranial Nerves and Ganglia

Glossopharyngeal (CN IX) Nerve

Ronald A. Bergman, PhD
Adel K. Afifi, MD, MS
Ryosuke Miyauchi, MD

Peer Review Status: Internally Peer Reviewed


This nerve may supply the mylohyoid and the anterior belly of the digastric nerve. A communicating branch sometimes arises between the glossopharyngeal and facial nerves.

A tympanic branch of the glossopharyngeal may arise from two roots, one of which may come from the vagus.

The glossopharyngeal may receive fibers from the hypoglossal just distal to the hypoglossal foramen.


References

Anson, B.J., Ed. (1966) Morris' Human Anatomy, 12th ed. The Blakiston Division, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York.

Fróes da Fonseca, A. (1922) Beobachtung einer Anastomose zwischen Glossopharyngeus und Hypoglossus. Anat. Anz. 55:551-553.

Henle, J. (1868) Handbuch der Systematischen Anatomie des Menschen. von Freidrich Vieweg und Sohn, Braunschweig.

Hirschfield, L. (1866) Traité et Iconographic du Systéme Nerveux et des Organes des Sens de l'Homme, Atlas, 2nd ed. Victor Masson et Fils, Paris.

Kopsch, F. (1908) Rauber's Lehrbuch der Anatomie des Menschen, Georg Thieme, Leipzig.

Latarjet, A. (1948) Testut's Traite d'Anatomie Humaine, 9th ed., G.Doin & Cie., Paris.

Partridge, E.J. (1918) The relations of the glossopharyngeal nerve at its exit from the cranial cavity. J. Anat. 52:332-334.

Reichert, F.L. (1934) Neuralgias of the glossopharyngeal nerve. With particular reference to the sensory, gustatory and secretory functions of the nerve. Arch. Neurol. Psychiatry 32:1030-1037.

Reichert, F.L. and E.J. Poth. (1933) Recent knowledge regarding the physiology of the glossopharyngeal nerve in man with an analysis of its sensory, motor, gustatory and secretory functions. Johns Hopkins Hosp. Bulletin 53:131-139.

Romanes, G.J. (1953) The distribution of taste buds on the human epiglottis. J. Anat. 87:464.

Schaefer, E.A., Symington and T.H. Bryce. (1915) Quain's Anatomy, 11th ed., Longmans, Green, and Co., London.

Section Top | Title Page
Home | About Us | FAQ | Reviews | Contact Us | Search

Anatomy Atlases is curated by Michael P. D'Alessandro, M.D. and Ronald A. Bergman, Ph.D.

Please send us comments by filling out our Comment Form.

All contents copyright © 1995-2024 the Author(s) and Michael P. D'Alessandro, M.D. All rights reserved.

"Anatomy Atlases", the Anatomy Atlases logo, and "A digital library of anatomy information" are all Trademarks of Michael P. D'Alessandro, M.D.

Anatomy Atlases is funded in whole by Michael P. D'Alessandro, M.D. Advertising is not accepted.

Your personal information remains confidential and is not sold, leased, or given to any third party be they reliable or not.

The information contained in Anatomy Atlases is not a substitute for the medical care and advice of your physician. There may be variations in treatment that your physician may recommend based on individual facts and circumstances.

URL: http://www.anatomyatlases.org/