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Preferred term

Vagus Nerve  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The 10th cranial nerve. The vagus is a mixed nerve which contains somatic afferents (from skin in back of the ear and the external auditory meatus), visceral afferents (from the pharynx, larynx, thorax, and abdomen), parasympathetic efferents (to the thorax and abdomen), and efferents to striated muscle (of the larynx and pharynx).

Entry terms

  • Cranial Nerve X
  • Nerve X
  • Nervus Vagus
  • Pneumogastric Nerve
  • Tenth Cranial Nerve

In other languages

  • French

  • Dixième nerf crânien
  • Dixième paire crânienne
  • Nerf crânien 10
  • Nerf crânien X
  • Nerf pneumogastrique

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-NC9J9QR8-T

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