Superior ganglion of glossopharyngeal nerve

Superior ganglion of glossopharyngeal nerve
Plan of upper portions of glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves.
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Identifiers
Latin ganglion superius nervi glossopharyngei
TA A14.2.01.136
FMA 53474
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The superior ganglion is situated in the upper part of the groove in which the glossopharyngeal nerve is lodged during its passage through the jugular foramen.

It is very small, and is usually regarded as a detached portion of the petrous ganglion.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 908 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

  • cranialnerves at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (IX)


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