Definitions for vagus nerve
va·gus nerve

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1. vagus, vagus nerve, nervus vagus, pneumogastric, pneumogastric nerve, tenth cranial nerve, wandering nervenoun

   a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera

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1. vagus nervenoun

   Either of the tenth pair of cranial nerves, which extends from the brainstem down into the abdomen. Branches of these important nerves supply the tongue, larynx, lungs, gut, and heart.

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1. Vagus nerve

   The vagus nerve, also known as the tenth cranial nerve, cranial nerve X, or simply CN X, is a cranial nerve that interfaces with the parasympathetic control of the heart, lungs, and digestive tract. It comprises two nerves—the left and right vagus nerves—but they are typically referred to collectively as a single subsystem. The vagus is the longest nerve of the autonomic nervous system in the human body and comprises both sensory and motor fibers. The sensory fibers originate from neurons of the nodose ganglion, whereas the motor fibers come from neurons of the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus and the nucleus ambiguus. The vagus was also historically called the pneumogastric nerve.

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1. vagus nerve

   The vagus nerve is one of the 12 cranial nerves and is the longest nerve in the autonomic nervous system, which controls involuntary bodily functions. It originates in the brain and travels down the neck, through the chest and abdomen. It plays a key role in regulating the heart rate, controlling muscle movement, keeping a person breathing, and transmitting a variety of chemicals through the body. It is also responsible for keeping the digestive tract in working order, transmitting information from gut to brain, and helping to control mood and stress levels.

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1. Vagus nerve

   The vagus nerve, also called pneumogastric nerve and cranial nerve X is the tenth of twelve paired cranial nerves. Upon leaving the medulla between the medullary pyramid and the inferior cerebellar peduncle, it extends through the jugular foramen, then passes into the carotid sheath between the internal carotid artery and the internal jugular vein down below the head, to the neck, chest and abdomen, where it contributes to the innervation of the viscera. Besides output to the various organs in the body, the vagus nerve conveys sensory information about the state of the body's organs to the central nervous system. 80-90% of the nerve fibers in the vagus nerve are afferent nerves communicating the state of the viscera to the brain. The medieval Latin word vagus means literally "wandering". Sometimes the branches are spoken of in the plural and are thus called vagi. The vagus is also called the pneumogastric nerve since it innervates both the lungs and the stomach. The motor division of the vagus nerve is derived from the basal plate of the embryonic medulla oblongata, while the sensory division originates from the cranial neural crest.

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1. Vagus Nerve

   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).

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   The numerical value of vagus nerve in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

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   The numerical value of vagus nerve in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
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3. ^ Wikipedia
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