superior ganglion of glossopharyngeal nerve


su·pe·ri·or gan·gli·on of glos·so·pha·ryn·ge·al nerve

[TA] the upper, smaller, and less significant of two ganglia on the glossopharyngeal nerve as it traverses the jugular foramen; it is usually regarded as a detached part of the inferior ganglion. Synonym(s): ganglion superius nervi glossopharyngei [TA], Ehrenritter ganglion, intracranial ganglion, jugular ganglion (1)

su·pe·ri·or gan·gli·on of glos·so·pha·ryn·ge·al nerve

(sŭ-pēr'ē-ŏr gang'glē-ŏn glos'ō-fă-rin'jē-ăl nĕrv) [TA] The upper and smaller of two ganglia on the glossopharyngeal nerve as it traverses the jugular foramen.

Ehrenritter,

Johann, Austrian anatomist, d. 1790. Ehrenritter ganglion - the upper and smaller of two ganglia on the glossopharyngeal nerve as it traverses the jugular foramen. Synonym(s): superior ganglion of glossopharyngeal nerve