glossopharyngeal
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of glossopharyngeal
First recorded in 1815–25; glosso- + pharyngeal
Example Sentences
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The facial and glossopharyngeal nerves are both responsible for conveying gustatory, or taste, sensations as well as controlling salivary glands.
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Salivation in response to food in the oral cavity is based on a visceral reflex arc within the facial or glossopharyngeal nerves.
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These neurons are part of the facial and glossopharyngeal cranial nerves, as well as a component within the vagus nerve dedicated to the gag reflex.
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The sensory pathway for gustation travels along the facial and glossopharyngeal cranial nerves, which synapse with neurons of the solitary nucleus in the brain stem.
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But in these palaces of clashing splendour, the stunned brain fails to receive impressions from the glossopharyngeal nerve, and one eats unthinkingly like a dog.
From The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel by William John Locke
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