Term Name: | carotid sinus nerve |
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Synonyms: | Hering sinus nerve, ramus sinus carotici nervi glossopharyngei, sinus nerve of Hering |
Definition: | 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). |
Ontology: | Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0009009] |