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Recess for glossopharyngeal nerve

Recessus nervi glossopharyngei

Definition

Although there is variability in partitioning of the endocranial jugular foramen, with an emphasis on its nerve contents, the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) recess adjacent to the jugular foramen can be partitioned into 3 parts craniocaudally:

  • the recess for the cochlear aqueduct

  • the recess for the glossopharyngeal nerve

  • the recess for the vagus nerve and accessory nerve.

References

Moon WJ, Roh HG, Chung EC. Detailed MR imaging anatomy of the cisternal segments of the glossopharyngeal, vagus, and spinal accessory nerves in the posterior fossa: the use of 3D balanced fast-field echo MR imaging. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2009 Jun;30(6):1116-20. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A1525. Epub 2009 Mar 25. PMID: 19321628; PMCID: PMC7051340.

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