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inferior salivary nucleus
(redirected from Inferior salivatory nucleus)

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inferior salivary nucleus
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A group of preganglionic parasympathetic motor neurons located in the medulla oblongata dorsal to the ambiguous nucleus; its axons govern secretion from the parotid gland by way of the otic ganglion.
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The innervation of the parotid involves the preganglionic parasympathetic portion of the gland, beginning in the inferior salivatory nucleus and passing via the glossopharyngeal nerve, the tympanic plexus, and the lesser petrosal nerve to the oticganglion.
Gustatory sweating syndrome of the submandibular gland by Rutter, Michael J. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
 
 
 
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