Lingual branches of glossopharyngeal nerve
| Lingual branches of glossopharyngeal nerve | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| From | glossopharyngeal nerve |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | rami linguales nervi glossopharyngei |
| TA98 | A14.2.01.148 |
| TA2 | 6331 |
| FMA | 53490 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The lingual branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve innervates the taste buds of the posterior 1/3 of the tongue and provides general sensation to this same area. The neuron cell bodies whose axons form the nerve, are found in the inferior ganglion of the glossopharyngeal nerve.
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This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 909 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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