| Descriptor English: | Vagus Nerve | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Nervio Vago
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Nervo Vago | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Nerf vague | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Cranial Nerve X Cranial Nerve, Tenth Cranial Nerves, Tenth Nerve X Nerve X, Cranial Nerve Xs Nerve, Pneumogastric Nerve, Tenth Cranial Nerve, Vagus Nerves, Pneumogastric Nerves, Tenth Cranial Nerves, Vagus Nervus Vagus Pneumogastric Nerve Pneumogastric Nerves Tenth Cranial Nerve Tenth Cranial Nerves Vagus Nerves Vagus, Nervus |
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| Tree number(s): |
A08.800.050.050.925 A08.800.050.600.825 A08.800.800.060.920 A08.800.800.120.900 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014630 | ||||||
| Scope note: | 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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| Annotation: | neoplasm = VAGUS NERVE DISEASES (IM) + CRANIAL NERVE NEOPLASMS (IM) + histological type of neoplasm (IM) |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
AB abnormalities AH anatomy & histology BS blood supply CH chemistry CY cytology DE drug effects DG diagnostic imaging EM embryology EN enzymology GD growth & development IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology PA pathology PH physiology PP physiopathology PS parasitology RE radiation effects SU surgery TR transplantation UL ultrastructure VI virology |
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| Entry Combination: |
injuries:Vagus Nerve Injuries
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| Related: |
Vagotomy
MeSH | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 15033 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D014630 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | WL 330 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2016/06/28 |
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Vagus Nerve
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| Concept UI |
M0022493 |
| Scope note | 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). |
| Preferred term | Vagus Nerve |
| Entry term(s) |
Cranial Nerve X Cranial Nerve, Tenth Cranial Nerves, Tenth Nerve X Nerve X, Cranial Nerve Xs Nerve, Pneumogastric Nerve, Tenth Cranial Nerve, Vagus Nerves, Pneumogastric Nerves, Tenth Cranial Nerves, Vagus Nervus Vagus Pneumogastric Nerve Pneumogastric Nerves Tenth Cranial Nerve Tenth Cranial Nerves Vagus Nerves Vagus, Nervus |
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