Tonsillar branches of glossopharyngeal nerve

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| Name = Tonsillar branches of glossopharyngeal nerve

| Latin = Rami tonsillares nervi glossopharyngei

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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.