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carotid sinus nerve
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A sensory branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX) carrying signals from the baroceptors (blood pressure receptors) in the bifurcation of the carotid artery to the nucleus of the solitary tract (nucleus solitarius). [ http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/carotid+sinus+nerve ]
Term info
Label
carotid sinus nerve
Synonyms
- Hering sinus nerve
- carotid branch of glossopharyngeal nerve
- ramus sinus carotici
- ramus sinus carotici nervi glossopharyngei
- ramus sinus carotici nervus glossopharyngei
- sinus nerve of Hering
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id
UBERON:0009009
Term relations
Subclass of:
- nerve of head region
- branching_part_of some glossopharyngeal nerve
- part of some glossopharyngeal nerve
- extends_fibers_into some nucleus of solitary tract
- has part some baroreceptor