NINTH CRANIAL NERVES
\nˈa͡ɪnθ kɹˈe͡ɪnɪəl nˈɜːvz], \nˈaɪnθ kɹˈeɪnɪəl nˈɜːvz], \n_ˈaɪ_n_θ k_ɹ_ˈeɪ_n_ɪ__ə_l n_ˈɜː_v_z]\
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The 9th cranial nerve. The glossopharyngeal nerve is a mixed motor and sensory nerve; it conveys somatic and autonomic efferents as well as general, special, and visceral afferents. Among the connections are motor fibers to the stylopharyngeus muscle, parasympathetic fibers to the parotid glands, general and taste afferents from the posterior third of the tongue, the nasopharynx, and the palate, and afferents from baroreceptors and chemoreceptors of the carotid sinus.
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