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 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 ).