Glossopharyngeal Nerve (CN IX): Schema Anatomy
Tympanic nerve (of Jacobson), Tympanic cavity and plexus, Stylomastoid foramen, Caroticotympanic nerves (from internal carotid plexus), Greater petrosal nerve, Deep petrosal nerve, Nerve (vidian)
of pterygoid canal, Lesser petrosal nerve, Pterygopalatine ganglion, Mandibular nerve (CN V3), Otic ganglion, Auriculotemporal nerve, Parotid gland, Tubal branch
of tympanic plexus, Auditory tube
(eustachian) and pharyngeal
opening, Stylopharyngeus muscle
and stylopharyngeal branch, Spinal tract and spinal nucleus of trigeminal nerve, Nuclei of solitary tract,
Nucleus ambiguous, Inferior salivatory nucleus, Geniculate ganglion, Glossopharyngeal
nerve (CN IX), Jugular foramen, Communicating branch with auricular branch of vagus nerve, Superior and, Inferior ganglia, Communication to facial nerve (CN VII), Vagus nerve (CN X), Superior
cervical ganglion, Sympathetic trunk, Carotid sinus nerve (of Hering), Internal carotid
artery, Carotid sinus, Carotid body, Common carotid artery, External
carotid artery, Taste and
somatic sensation: posterior 1⁄3 of tongue, Pharyngeal plexus*, Pharyngeal, tonsillar, and lingual branches *Pharyngeal plexus is composed of afferent fibers (CN IX),
efferent fibers (CN X),
and sympathetic fibers, Pharyngeal branch of vagus nerve
