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Descriptor English:   Vagus Nerve 
Descriptor Spanish:   Nervio Vago 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Nervo Vago 
Synonyms English:   Cranial Nerve X
Pneumogastric Nerve
Tenth Cranial Nerve  
Tree Number:   A08.800.050.050.925
A08.800.050.600.825
A08.800.800.060.920
A08.800.800.120.900
Definition English:   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). 
Indexing Annotation English:   neopl = VAGUS NERVE DISEASES (IM) + CRANIAL NERVE NEOPLASMS (IM) + histol type of neopl (IM); /surg: probably VAGOTOMY
See Related English:   Vagotomy
 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AB abnormalities AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply CH chemistry
CY cytology DE drug effects
EM embryology EN enzymology
GD growth & development IM immunology
IN injuries ME metabolism
MI microbiology PS parasitology
PA pathology PH physiology
PP physiopathology RE radiation effects
RA radiography RI radionuclide imaging
SE secretion SU surgery
TR transplantation US ultrasonography
UL ultrastructure VI virology
Record Number:   15033 
Unique Identifier:   D014630 

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