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1
Q

CN IX is what type of N?

A

Mixed Nerve

2
Q

CN IX contains what?

A

Motor fibers from nucleus ambiguous to stylopharyngeus

3
Q

CN IX provides sensation from posterior 1/3 of tongue and pharynx to what?

A

Sensory nucleus of CN V

4
Q

CN IX carries what from posterior 1/3 of tongue to the nucleus solitaries in medulla?

A

Taste

5
Q

CN IX also carries what to parotid gland via otic ganglion of CN V3 from inferior salivary nucleus in medulla?

A

Parasympathetic innervation

6
Q

CN IX leaves the skull via?

A

Jugular Foramen

7
Q

The carotid branch of CN IX runs down on the internal carotid A to supply what?

A
Carotid Body (chemoreceptors)
Carotid Sinus (Baroreceptors)