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Figure 5 - Sensory nerve supply of the mucous membrane of the oral cavity and pharynx.
Sensory receptors that initiate swallow reflex are present only in post part of the oral cavity and upper portion of pharynx ... and vagus (X) nerves. (Source: Netter medical illustration with ...
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Figure 2 - Origin of cranial nerves involved in swallowing.
This illustration is a lateral view of the brain stem. Note that cranial nerves V and VII arise in pons and IX, X and XII arise in medulla. In medulla, these nuclei are closely packed and can be ...