PNEUMOGASTRIC NERVE
\njˌuːməɡˈastɹɪk nˈɜːv], \njˌuːməɡˈastɹɪk nˈɜːv], \n_j_ˌuː_m_ə_ɡ_ˈa_s_t_ɹ_ɪ_k n_ˈɜː_v]\
Definitions of PNEUMOGASTRIC NERVE
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a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera
By Princeton University
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a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera
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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).
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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