Tonsillar branches of glossopharyngeal nerve Tags: Anatomical Structure, 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. branch from Glossopharyngeal nerve Dorlands prefix r_02 Dorlands suffix 12692346 Gray page 909 Gray subject 204 Learn more... Loading...