Inferior ganglion

An inferius ganglion ( lower ganglion ), known as the distal ganglion in animals , occurs in the IX. and X. cranial nerves before. It is located directly below the exit point ( foramen jugular ) of these nerves from the skull capsule. Both nerves pass through a superior ganglion beforehand, still within the cranial cavity . These ganglia correspond to the spinal ganglion of a spinal nerve , in them the cell bodies of the sensitive neurons are located .

Inferior ganglia of the glossopharyngeal nerve and vagus nerve

Inferior ganglion (distal) of the glossopharyngeal nerve

The lower ganglion of the IX. The cranial nerve is also called the petrosal ganglion . It contains the cell bodies of the sensory neurons of this nerve, which send taste fibers to the posterior third of the tongue .

Inferior ganglion (distal) of the vagus nerve

The lower ganglion of the Xth cranial nerve is also known as the ganglion nodosum . In this ganglion are the cell bodies of the sensitive neurons for the sensations from the intestines ( generally visceroafferent ) as well as the taste fibers from the base of the tongue and epiglottis ( especially viszeroafferent ).