The glossopharyngeal nerve is a mixed cranial nerve with both sensory and motor components. It receives somatic sensory fibers from the oropharynx, posterior third of the tongue, Eustachian tube ...

Glossopharyngeal neuralgia is a rare pain syndrome caused by compression of your glossopharyngeal nerve. It leads to episodes of severe pain, usually on one side of the back of your throat and ...

The CN IX provides motor nerve supply to stylopharyngeus muscle and sensory innervation to oropharyngeal mucous membrane through the pharyngeal plexus (Source: Netter medical illustration with ...

Preliminary scientific report. Vitale-Cross, L. et al. (2022) "SARS-CoV-2 entry sites are present in all structural elements of the human glossopharyngeal and vagal nerves: clinical implications".