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Cranial Nerves
CNIX (Glossopharyngeal Nerve)
CNIX (Glossopharyngeal Nerve)
Aparna Singhal, MD
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H. Ric Harnsberger, MD
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TERMINOLOGY
Abbreviations
Glossopharyngeal nerve (CN9, CNIX)
Synonyms
9th cranial nerve
Definitions
Mixed nerve with complex functions
Taste & sensation to posterior 1/3 of tongue
Sensory nerve to middle ear & pharynx
Parasympathetic to parotid gland
Motor to stylopharyngeus muscle
Viscerosensory to carotid body & sinus
IMAGING ANATOMY
Overview
Intraaxial Segment
Cisternal Segment
Skull Base Segment
Extracranial Segment
Extracranial Branches
ANATOMY IMAGING ISSUES
Imaging Recommendations
Imaging Sweet Spots
Imaging Pitfalls
CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS
Clinical Importance
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TERMINOLOGY
Abbreviations
Glossopharyngeal nerve (CN9, CNIX)
Synonyms
9th cranial nerve
Definitions
Mixed nerve with complex functions
Taste & sensation to posterior 1/3 of tongue
Sensory nerve to middle ear & pharynx
Parasympathetic to parotid gland
Motor to stylopharyngeus muscle
Viscerosensory to carotid body & sinus
IMAGING ANATOMY
Overview
Intraaxial Segment
Cisternal Segment
Skull Base Segment
Extracranial Segment
Extracranial Branches
ANATOMY IMAGING ISSUES
Imaging Recommendations
Imaging Sweet Spots
Imaging Pitfalls
CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS
Clinical Importance
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