| 词汇 | glossopharyngeal-nerve |
| 释义 | glossopharyngeal nerve noun[ C ] anatomy specializeduk /ˌɡlɒs.əʊ.fə.rɪn.dʒi.əl ˈnɜːv/ us /ˌɡlɑːs.oʊ.fə.rɪn.dʒi.əl ˈnɝːv/(alsoglossopharyngeal) either of two nerves that carry information about taste to the brain from parts of the mouth and the parotid glands(= two small organs in the face that produce saliva): Injury of the glossopharyngeal nerve may result in swallowing difficulty, reduction in saliva production, and loss of taste. The glossopharyngeal nerve mediates taste on the posterior one-third of the tongue. Some bitter compounds preferentially stimulate the glossopharyngeals. In the tongue, the taste buds are innervated by the chorda tympani and the glossopharyngeal nerve. The glossopharyngeal nerve functions in taste, swallowing, and salivation. The brain & nervous system abducens nerve abducent nerve accessory nerve alexithymia allism grey matter hemispheric hemispherical hindbrain hippocampus neurogenic neurogenically neuroglia neuroglial neurohormonal reticular formation rhinencephalon rhombencephalon right brain right-brained Synonymninth cranial nerve |
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