Preferred Name |
Vagus Nerve |
ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12812 |
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. |
code |
C12812 |
Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C74456 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C66830 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61410 |
Contributing_Source |
CDISC |
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. |
Display_Name |
Vagus Nerve |
FULL_SYN |
VAGUS NERVE Pneumogastric Nerve Vagus Nerve NERVE, VAGUS Tenth Cranial Nerve Cranial Nerve X |
label |
Vagus Nerve |
Legacy Concept Name |
Vagus_Nerve |
Preferred_Name |
Vagus Nerve |
prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C12812 |
prefLabel |
Vagus Nerve |
Semantic_Type |
Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component |
UMLS_CUI |
C0042276 |
subClassOf |