loading...| Preferred Name |
Vagus Nerve |
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| Synonyms |
NERVE, VAGUS Cranial Nerve X Vagus Nerve Tenth Cranial Nerve Pneumogastric Nerve 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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| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#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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| code |
C12812 |
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| Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C66830 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C77529 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C77526 |
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| Contributing_Source |
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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| FULL_SYN |
NERVE, VAGUS Cranial Nerve X Vagus Nerve Tenth Cranial Nerve Pneumogastric Nerve VAGUS NERVE |
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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 |
Thesaurus:C12812 |
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| Semantic_Type |
Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component |
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0042276 |
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| subClassOf |