Term Name: glossopharyngeal nerve
Synonyms: 9n, CN-IX, cranial nerve IX, glossopharyngeal IX, glossopharyngeal IX nerve, glossopharyngeal nerve [IX], glossopharyngeal nerve tree, nerve IX, nervus glossopharyngeus, ninth cranial nerve
Definition: Cranial nerve that branches into the ramus communicans (to the skin), the pretrematic (to the walls of the pharynx and mouth, viscero-sensory fibers), and the larval post-trematic branch (lost in the adult).
Ontology: Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0001649]

Relationships
is part of: gustatory system
has parts: carotid sinus nerve nerve to stylopharyngeus from glossopharyngeal nerve ramus muscularis of glossopharyngeus nerve tympanic nerve
is a type of: cranial nerve