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Special sensory| Cranial Nerve IX - Glossopharyngeal | Page 14 of 22 |
Peripheral and intracranial course
Sensory fibers arise from the carotid sinus and carotid body at the bifurcation of the common carotid artery, ascend in the sinus nerve, and join the other components of CN IX at the inferior hypoglossal ganglion.
The cell bodies of these neurons reside in the inferior ganglion.
The central processes of these neurons enter the skull via the jugular foramen.
Figure 9-14. Peripheral and intracranial course.
