glossopharyngeal
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of glossopharyngeal
First recorded in 1815–25; glosso- + pharyngeal
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The oculomotor fibers initiate pupillary constriction, whereas the facial and glossopharyngeal fibers both initiate salivation.
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The facial and glossopharyngeal nerves are also responsible for the initiation of salivation.
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The glossopharyngeal nerve connects to taste buds in the posterior two thirds of the tongue.
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In the upper medulla, the salivatory nuclei contain neurons with axons that project through the facial and glossopharyngeal nerves to ganglia that control salivary glands.
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My good woman, any corpse will drink brandy if you only apply it to the glossopharyngeal tract.
From The Man from Archangel and Other Tales of Adventure by A. Conan Doyle
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