Fig. 4. Schematic drawing of the posterior pharynx and pharyngeal plexus. Note the left laryngopharyngeal branch (white arrow) of the superior cervical ganglion (*). The plexus is seen being contributed to by the pharyngeal branches of the glossopharyngeal (IX) and vagus (X) nerves as well as the laryngopharyngeal nerve (By David Fisher).
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