Branch of glossopharyngeal nerve to carotid sinus

Nerve: Branch of glossopharyngeal nerve to carotid sinus
Hypoglossal nerve, cervical plexus, and their branches. (Nerve not labeled, but region is visible.)
Latin	ramus sinus carotici nervi glossopharyngei
Gray's	subject #204 909
From	glossopharyngeal nerve
Dorlands / Elsevier	r_02/12691976

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

The branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve to the carotid sinus is the nerve which primarily receives information from baroreceptors to help maintain a more consistent blood pressure.

See also

• Inferior cervical ganglion

External links

• Norman/Georgetown cranialnerves (IX)
• Cranial Nerves at Yale 9-13

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