BRAIN
CRANIAL NERVES
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Question
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These sensory nerves include the posterior part of tongue, tonsil, and pharynx:
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Glossopharyngeal (IX)
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Hypoglossal (XII)
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Vestibulicchlear (VIII)
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Vagus (X)
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Clinical correlation The visceral sensory fibers of CN IX mediate the afferent limb of the pharyngeal reflex in which touching the back of the pharynx stimulates the patient to gag (i.e., the gag reflex). The efferent signal to the musculature of the pharynx is carried by the branchial motor fibers of the vagus nerve.
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