BRAIN
CRANIAL NERVES
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Question
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controls the pharynx, tonsils, and salivary glands
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Trigeminal
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Facial
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Glossopharyngeal
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Hypoglossal
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The glossopharyngeal nerve has five distinct general functions: Branchial motor (special visceral efferent) – supplies the stylopharyngeus muscle. Visceral motor (general visceral efferent) – provides parasympathetic innervation of the parotid gland via the otic ganglion.
Detailed explanation-2: -These nerves provide sensory innervation to the palatine tonsils and to the mucosa of the isthmus of the fauces.
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