TENTH CRANIAL NERVE
\tˈɛnθ kɹˈe͡ɪnɪəl nˈɜːv], \tˈɛnθ kɹˈeɪnɪəl nˈɜːv], \t_ˈɛ_n_θ k_ɹ_ˈeɪ_n_ɪ__ə_l n_ˈɜː_v]\
Definitions of TENTH CRANIAL 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
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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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