Tympanic nerve
Branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The tympanic nerve (Jacobson's nerve) is a branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve found near the ear. It gives sensation to the middle ear, the Eustachian tube, the parotid gland, and mastoid air cells. It gives parasympathetic to supply to the parotid gland via the otic ganglion and the auriculotemporal nerve.
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Tympanic nerve | |
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To | Tympanic plexus |
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Latin | nervus tympanicus |
TA98 | A14.2.01.138 |
TA2 | 6323 |
FMA | 53480 |
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy |
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