The glossopharyngeal nerve exits the cranial cavity ... The pharyngeal branch provides sensation to the mucous membranes in the opening to the throat between the soft palate and epiglottis.

Near the soft palate, this nerve separates from the blood vessels and enters the throat. ... Glossopharyngeal nerve palsy. An injury or stroke can cause this condition.

Three nerves carry taste signals to the brain stem: the chorda tympani nerve (from the front of the tongue), the glossopharyngeal nerve (from the back of the tongue) and the vagus nerve (from the ...

Tissue samples from the participants' soft palate were analyzed to detect muscle and nerve lesions. The results showed that snorers and sleep apnea patients had extensive damage in both nerves and ...

People who snore may have extensive tissue damage in the nerves and muscles of the soft palate. This can in turn create problems with swallowing and contribute to development of sleep apnea.

PART 1 Oral cavity, pharynx and esophagus. GI Motility online (2006) doi:10.1038/gimo5 Published 16 May 2006. Anatomy and development of oral cavity and pharynx. Rebecca Z. German, Ph.D. and ...

Poking around in the back of your mouth with the blunt end of a butter knife normally triggers your ninth cranial nerve (glossopharyngeal ... to contract the muscles of the soft palate and pharynx ...

People who snore may have extensive tissue damage in the nerves and muscles of the soft palate. This can in turn create problems with swallowing and contribute to development of sleep apnea.