Tonsillar branches of glossopharyngeal nerve

The tonsillar branches of glossopharyngeal nerve supply the palatine tonsil, forming around it a plexus from which filaments are distributed to the soft palate and fauces, where they communicate with the palatine nerves.

Tonsillar branches of glossopharyngeal nerve
Details
From	Glossopharyngeal nerve
Identifiers
Latin	Rami tonsillares nervi glossopharyngei
TA98	A14.2.01.147 A14.2.01.048
TA2	6330
FMA	53489
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References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 909 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)