ninth cranial nerve

Noun
  1. 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 (synset 105487438)
    is a type of: cranial nerve - any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem
    same as: glossopharyngeal nerve, nervus glossopharyngeus

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