inferior ganglion of glossopharyngeal nerve


in·fe·ri·or gan·gli·on of glos·so·pha·ryn·ge·al nerve

[TA] the inferior, more significant, of two sensory ganglions on the glossopharyngeal nerve immediately inferior to its exit from the jugular foramen. The unipolar neurons comprising the ganglia convey taste and general sensation from the posterior third of the tongue, but only general sensation from the fauces, soft palate, and oropharynx. Synonym(s): ganglion inferius nervi glossopharyngei [TA], Andersch ganglion, extracranial ganglia, ganglion extracraniale, petrosal ganglion, petrous ganglion

in·fe·ri·or gan·gli·on of glos·so·pha·ryn·ge·al nerve

(in-fēr'ē-ŏr gang'glē-ŏn glos'ō-făr-in'jē-ăl nĕrv) [TA] The lower of two sensory ganglions on the glossopharyngeal nerve as it traverses the jugular foramen.

Andersch,

Carolus Samuel, German anatomist, 1732-1777. Andersch ganglion - the lower of two sensory ganglions on the glossopharyngeal nerve as it traverses the jugular foramen. Synonym(s): inferior ganglion of glossopharyngeal nerveAndersch nerve - Synonym(s): tympanic nerve