glossopharyngeal
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of glossopharyngeal
First recorded in 1815–25; glosso- + pharyngeal
Example Sentences
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The baroreceptors from the carotid arteries have axons in the glossopharyngeal nerve, and those from the aorta have axons in the vagus nerve.
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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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Taste sensation is relayed to the brain stem through fibers of the facial and glossopharyngeal nerves.
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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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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 Locke, William John
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