Branch of glossopharyngeal nerve to carotid sinus
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| Nerve: Branch of glossopharyngeal nerve to carotid sinus | |
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| 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 |
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.
It is also known as "Hering's nerve".[1]
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