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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
- Mixed nerve with complex functions
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
- Mixed nerve with complex functions
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
