cranial nerve IX

Term ID

ZFA:0000668

Synonyms

• CN-IX
• glossopharyngeal nerve
• nervus glossopharyngeus

Definition

Cranial nerve that innervates gill muscles. Sometimes called a branchiomeric nerve because it innervates derivatives of the branchial arches. The root is typically found at rhombomere 6. This nerve contains sensory axons that carry both somatic and visceral sensory information as well as motor axons from branchiomotor neurons. (2)

Appears at

Pharyngula:Prim-25 (36.0h-42.0h)

Evident until

Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)

References

• TAO:0000668

Ontology

Anatomy Ontology