NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -The glossopharyngeal nerve is the ninth set of 12 cranial nerves (CN IX). It provides motor, parasympathetic and sensory information to your mouth and throat. Among its many functions, the nerve helps raise part of your throat, enabling swallowing.

Detailed explanation-2: -The glossopharyngeal nerve is the 9th cranial nerve (CN IX). It is one of the four cranial nerves that has sensory, motor, and parasympathetic functions. It originates from the medulla oblongata and terminates in the pharynx.

Detailed explanation-3: -The vagus supplies motor axons to the muscles of the pharynx and soft palate through this plexus. The superior laryngeal nerve leaves each vagus below the pharyngeal branch. It descends on the side of the pharynx deep to the internal carotid artery and divides into internal and external laryngeal nerves.