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Occurrence of the ventral component of the third branchial nerve as the supernumerary branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve.

Kawai K1, Okamoto K, Kodama K.
Acta anatomica.Acta Anat (Basel).1994;149(3):231-6.
The authors found supernumerary branches of the glossopharyngeal nerve in 7 out of 368 head sides (184 bodies) of Japanese individuals. The branches entered the submandibular triangle and connected with the superficial cervical ansa. Teasing revealed that the components of the glossopharyngeal nerve
PMID 7976175

The efferent system of cranial nerve nuclei: a comparative neuromorphological study.

Székely G1, Matesz C.
Advances in anatomy, embryology, and cell biology.Adv Anat Embryol Cell Biol.1993;128:1-92.
A number of inconsistencies and controversies are inherent in the classification of cranial nerve nuclei based on the concepts of the various head-theories. The assumption of head segmentation, which is common to these theories, serves as the basis for designating the dorsomedial nuclei as the somat
PMID 8493888