glossopharyngeal

glossopharyngeal /glos·so·pha·ryn·ge·al/ (-fah-rin´je-al) pertaining to the tongue and pharynx.

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glos·so·pha·ryn·geal (glôs-f-rnjl, -frn-jl)

adj.

Relating to the tongue and pharynx.

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glossopharyngeal

[glos′ōfərin′jē·əl]

Etymology: Gk, glossa + pharynx, throat

pertaining to the tongue and pharynx. See also glossopharyngeal nerve.

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glossopharyngeal [glos″o-fah-rin´je-al]

pertaining to the tongue and pharynx.

glossopharyngeal nerve the ninth cranial nerve; it supplies the carotid sinus, mucous membrane, and muscles of the pharynx, soft palate, and posterior third of the tongue, and the taste buds in the posterior third of the tongue. By serving the carotid sinus, the glossopharyngeal nerve provides for reflex control of the heart. It is also responsible for the swallowing reflex, for stimulating secretions of the parotid glands, and for the sense of taste in the posterior third of the tongue. See also anatomic Table of Nerves in the Appendices.

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glossopharyngeal

pertaining to the tongue and pharynx.

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glossopharyngeal nerve

the ninth cranial nerve; it supplies the carotid sinus, mucous membrane, muscles of the pharynx, soft palate and caudal part of the tongue, and the taste buds in the caudal part of the tongue. By serving the carotid sinus, the glossopharyngeal nerve provides for reflex control of the heart. It is also responsible for the swallowing reflex, for stimulating secretions of the parotid glands, and for the sense of taste in the caudal part of the tongue. Lesions of the nerve cause dysphagia or inability to swallow, regurgitation through the nostrils and sometimes abnormality of the voice and interference with respiration. See also Table 14.