Question

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1- Which cranial nerves carries a visceral motor function, via parasympathetic fibers? Note the specific parasympathetic functions of each of these nerves

2- Describe the location of the cell bodies for the following neurons: somatic sensory, somatic motor, visceral sensory, presynaptic sympathetic and presynaptic parasympathetic

Answer 1

The glossopharyngeal nerve is the 9th cranial nerve (CN IX). It is one of the four cranial nerves that has sensory, motor, and parasympathetic functions. It originates from the medulla oblongata and terminates in the pharynx

The glossopharyngeal nerve provides parasympathetic innervation to the parotid gland. These fibres originate in the inferior salivatory nucleus of CN IX. These fibres travel with the tympanic nerve to the middle ear. From the ear, the fibres continue as the lesser petrosal nerve, before synapsing at the otic ganglion