Tags: Anatomical Structure, Nerve.

The lingual branches of glossopharyngeal nerve are two in number; one supplies the papillæ vallatæ and the mucous membrane covering the base of the tongue; the other supplies the mucous membrane and follicular glands of the posterior part of the tongue and communicates with the lingual nerve.This article incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray’s Anatomy.

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