CranialandCervicalNerves
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Efferent fibers
Afferent fibers
Parasympathetic fibers
Tympanic nerve (of Jacobson)
Tympanic cavity and plexus
Stylomastoid foramen
Caroticotympanic nerve (from internal carotid plexus)
Greater petrosal nerve
Deep petrosal nerve
Nerve (vidian) of pterygoid canal
Lesser petrosal nerve
Pterygopalatine ganglion
Mandibular nerve (V
3
)
Otic ganglion
Auriculotemporal nerve
Parotid gland
Tubal branch of tympanic plexus
Pharyngotympanic (auditory, eustachian)
tube and pharyngeal opening
Stylopharyngeus muscle (and branch
from glossopharyngeal nerve)
Spinal tract and spinal nucleus of trigeminal nerve
Solitary tract nucleus
Nucleus ambiguus
Inferior salivatory nucleus
Geniculum (geniculate
ganglion) of facial nerve
Glossopharyngeal
nerve (IX)
Jugular foramen
Communication to auricular
branch of vagus nerve
Superior and
Inferior ganglia
Communication to facial nerve (VII)
Vagus nerve (X)
Superior cervical
sympathetic ganglion
Sympathetic trunk
Carotid sinus branch
(of Hering)
Internal carotid artery
Carotid sinus
Carotid body
Common carotid artery
External carotid artery
Taste and
somatic
sensation:
posterior
1
/
3
of tongue
Pharyngeal plexus
Pharyngeal, tonsillar, and lingual branches
Pharyngeal branch of vagus nerve
GlossopharyngealNerve(IX):Schema
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