Inferior ganglion of

glossopharyngeal
nerve

The inferior ganglion of the

glossopharyngeal nerve (petrosal
ganglion) is a sensory ganglion. It is
larger than and inferior to the superior
ganglion of the glossopharyngeal nerve.
It is located within the jugular foramen.[1]
Inferior ganglion of glossopharyngeal nerve

Plan of upper portions of glossopharyngeal,

vagus, and accessory nerves. (Inferior
ganglion of the glossopharyngeal nerve
labeled as ‘petrous gang’.

Details

From glossopharyngeal
nerve

Identifiers

Latin Ganglion inferius

nervi
 glossopharyngei,
ganglion petrosum

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Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The pseudounipolar neurons of the

inferior ganglion of the glossopharyngeal
nerve provide sensory innervation to
areas around the tongue and pharynx.
More specifically:

1. innervation of taste buds on the

posterior 1/3 of tongue
2. general sensory innervation of
posterior 1/3 of tongue, soft palate,
palatine tonsils, upper pharynx and
Eustachian tubes
 3. innervation of baroreceptor cells in
the carotid sinus
4. innervation of glomus type I
chemoreceptor cells in the carotid
body

The central processes of the neurons

which provide taste sensation synapse in
the rostral portion of the solitary nucleus
(also called the gustatory nucleus). The
central processes of the neurons which
provide general sensory information
synapse in the spinal trigeminal nucleus.
Finally, the central processes of the
neurons which innervate the carotid
sinus and carotid body synapse in the
caudal portion of the solitary nucleus.
Tympanic nerve

The tympanic nerve is the first branch of

the glossopharyngeal nerve. It branches
at the level of the inferior ganglion.
Importantly, the axons which form the
tympanic nerve do not synapse in this
ganglion or have their cell bodies in it.
The neuron cell bodies of the axons
which form the tympanic nerve are found
in the inferior salivatory nucleus and
superior ganglion of the
glossopharyngeal nerve.
References

1. Rubin, Michael (2017). Netter's Concise

Neuroanatomy. Safdieh, Joseph E., Netter,
Frank H. (Frank Henry), 1906-1991
(Updated ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier.
pp. 253–256. ISBN 9780323480918.
OCLC 946698976 (https://www.worldcat.
org/oclc/946698976) .

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