glossopharyngeal
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of glossopharyngeal
First recorded in 1815–25; glosso- + pharyngeal
Example Sentences
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The cranial nerves can be strictly sensory fibers, such as the olfactory, optic, and vestibulocochlear nerves, or mixed sensory and motor nerves, such as the trigeminal, facial, glossopharyngeal, and vagus nerves.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The facial and glossopharyngeal nerves are both responsible for conveying gustatory, or taste, sensations as well as controlling salivary glands.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Increased metabolic byproducts associated with increased activity, such as carbon dioxide, hydrogen ions, and lactic acid, plus falling oxygen levels, are detected by a suite of chemoreceptors innervated by the glossopharyngeal and vagus nerves.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The baroreceptors from the carotid arteries have axons in the glossopharyngeal nerve, and those from the aorta have axons in the vagus nerve.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
These fibers pass to the brain as parts of two pairs of nerves—those from the front of the tongue joining the trigeminal nerve, and those from the back of the tongue, the glossopharyngeal nerve.
From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Walters, Francis M.
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