Carotid sinus nerve

System Nervous
SNOMED CT 50624003

Carotid sinus nerve

Definition

A sensory branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX) carrying signals from the baroceptors (blood pressure receptors) in the bifurcation of the carotid artery to the nucleus of the solitary tract (nucleus solitarius).

Also known as carotid branch of glossopharyngeal nerve, Hering sinus nerve, ramus sinus carotici, ramus sinus carotici nervi glossopharyngei, ramus sinus carotici nervus glossopharyngei, sinus nerve of Hering — per UBERON

The Carotid sinus nerve is a part of the Nervous.

Also identified as