Preferred Name | Vagus Nerve | |
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Definitions |
The tenth cranial nerve. It is the longest cranial nerve. It originates in the medulla and exits the cranium through the jugular foramen. It supplies various muscles, including muscles of the pharynx and soft palate. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C12812 |
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ALT_DEFINITION |
A cranial nerve arising from the medulla oblongata, which provides efferent parasympathetic innervation to tissues and viscera in the neck, thorax and abdomen; it also includes somatic and visceral afferent nerve fibers. |
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C12812 |
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CDISC |
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definition |
The tenth cranial nerve. It is the longest cranial nerve. It originates in the medulla and exits the cranium through the jugular foramen. It supplies various muscles, including muscles of the pharynx and soft palate. |
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Display_Name |
Vagus Nerve |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C77529 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C77526 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C74456 |
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label |
Vagus Nerve |
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Legacy Concept Name |
Vagus_Nerve |
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Preferred_Name |
Vagus Nerve |
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prefixIRI |
NCIT:C12812 |
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prefLabel |
Vagus Nerve |
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Semantic_Type |
Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component |
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UMLS_CUI |
C0042276 |
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subClassOf |