Glossopharyngeal Nerve - Branches

Branches

  • Tympanic
  • Stylopharyngeal
  • Tonsillar
  • Nerve to carotid sinus
  • Branches to the posterior third of tongue
  • Lingual branches
  • A communicating branch to the Vagus nerve

Note: The glossopharyneal nerve contributes in the formation of the pharyngeal plexus along with the vagus nerve.

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