Glossopharyngeal nerve
System
Nervous
SNOMED CT
362465002
Glossopharyngeal nerve
Definition
Cranial nerve that branches into the ramus communicans (to the skin), the pretrematic (to the walls of the pharynx and mouth, viscero-sensory fibers), and the larval post-trematic branch (lost in the adult).
Also known as glossopharyngeal IX, glossopharyngeal IX nerve, glossopharyngeal nerve [IX], glossopharyngeal nerve tree, nervus glossopharyngeus, nervus glossopharyngeus [ix], ninth cranial nerve — per UBERON
The Glossopharyngeal nerve is a part of the Nervous.
Also identified as
- MESH D005930 per UBERON
- NCIT C12723 per UBERON
- SCTID 362465002 per UBERON
- UMLS C0017679 per UBERON
- UMLS C1305752 per UBERON
Associated Diseases
| Disease | Involvement | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Glossopharyngeal nerve disorder | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Glossopharyngeal nerve neoplasm | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Glossopharyngeal nerve paralysis | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Glossopharyngeal nerve paralysis | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |