Pharyngeal branches of glossopharyngeal nerve Details From| glossopharyngeal nerve To| pharyngeal plexus Identifiers Latin| rami pharyngei nervi glossopharyngei TA98| A14.2.01.144 A14.2.01.169 TA2| 6329 FMA| 53486 Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy [edit on Wikidata] The pharyngeal branches of the glossopharyngeal nerve are three or four filaments which unite, opposite the Constrictor pharyngis medius, with the pharyngeal branches of the vagus and sympathetic, to form the pharyngeal plexus. Branches from this plexus perforate the muscular coat of the pharynx and supply its muscles and mucous membrane. ## References[edit] This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 909 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918) ## External links[edit] * cranialnerves at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (IX) * v * t * e The cranial nerves Terminal (CN 0)| * Nuclei * septal nuclei * Course * no significant branches Olfactory (CN I)| * Nuclei * anterior olfactory nucleus * Course * olfactory bulb * olfactory tract Optic (CN II)| * Nuclei * lateral geniculate nucleus * Course * optic chiasm * optic tract Oculomotor (CN III)| * Nuclei * oculomotor nucleus * Edinger–Westphal nucleus * Branches * superior * parasympathetic root of ciliary ganglion * inferior Trochlear (CN IV)| * Nucleus * Branches * no significant branches Trigeminal (CN V)| * Nuclei * PSN * spinal trigeminal nucleus * MN * TMN * Course * trigeminal ganglion * Branches * ophthalmic * maxillary * mandibular Abducens (CN VI)| * Nucleus * Branches * no significant branches Facial (CN VII)| | Near origin| * Intermediate nerve * Geniculate | Inside facial canal| * Greater petrosal * pterygopalatine ganglion * Nerve to the stapedius * Chorda tympani * lingual nerve * submandibular ganglion At stylomastoid foramen| * Posterior auricular * Suprahyoid * digastric * stylohyoid * Parotid plexus * temporal * zygomatic * buccal * mandibular * cervical Nuclei| * Facial motor nucleus * Solitary nucleus * Superior salivary nucleus Vestibulocochlear (CN VIII)| * Nuclei * vestibular nuclei * cochlear nuclei * Cochlear nerve * striae medullares * lateral lemniscus * Vestibular * Scarpa's ganglion Glossopharyngeal (CN IX)| | Before jugular fossa| * Ganglia * superior * inferior | After jugular fossa| * Tympanic * tympanic plexus * lesser petrosal * otic ganglion * Stylopharyngeal branch * Pharyngeal branches * Tonsillar branches * Lingual branches * Carotid sinus Nuclei| * Nucleus ambiguus * Inferior salivatory nucleus * Solitary nucleus Vagus (CN X)| | Before jugular fossa| * Ganglia * superior * inferior | After jugular fossa| * Meningeal branch * Auricular branch Neck| * Pharyngeal branch * pharyngeal plexus * Superior laryngeal * external * internal * Recurrent laryngeal * Superior cervical cardiac Thorax| * Inferior cardiac * Pulmonary * Vagal trunks * anterior * posterior Abdomen| * Celiac * Renal * Hepatic * Anterior gastric * Posterior gastric Nuclei| * Nucleus ambiguus * Dorsal nucleus of vagus nerve * Solitary nucleus Accessory (CN XI)| * Nuclei * nucleus ambiguus * spinal accessory nucleus * Cranial * Spinal Hypoglossal (CN XII)| * Nucleus * Branches * lingual Portal: Anatomy Authority control: Scientific databases | * Terminologia Anatomica * 2 | *[v]: View this template *[t]: Discuss this template *[e]: Edit this template