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Branchial motor

Visceral motor

Visceral sensory

General sensory

Special sensory

 
Cranial Nerve IX - Glossopharyngeal Page 13 of 22

Overview of visceral sensory component

This component of CN IX innervates the baroreceptors of the carotid sinus and chemoreceptors of the carotid body.

Figure 9-13. Overview of visceral sensory component.



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