Lingual branches of glossopharyngeal nerve
| Lingual branches of glossopharyngeal nerve | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| From | glossopharyngeal nerve |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | rami linguales nervi glossopharyngei |
| TA | A14.2.01.148 |
| FMA | 53490 |
The lingual branches of glossopharyngeal nerve are two in number; one supplies the circumvallate papillae and the mucous membrane covering the base of the tongue; the other supplies the mucous membrane and follicular glands of the posterior part of the tongue, and communicates with the lingual nerve.
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This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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