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).

Descriptor ID	D014630
MeSH Number(s)	A08.800.050.050.925 A08.800.050.600.825 A08.800.800.060.920 A08.800.800.120.900
Concept/Terms	Vagus Nerve Vagus Nerve Nerve, Vagus Nerves, Vagus Vagus Nerves Nervus Vagus Vagus, Nervus Tenth Cranial Nerve Cranial Nerve, Tenth Cranial Nerves, Tenth Nerve, Tenth Cranial Nerves, Tenth Cranial Tenth Cranial Nerves Nerve X Nerve Xs Cranial Nerve X Nerve X, Cranial X, Cranial Nerve Pneumogastric Nerve Nerve, Pneumogastric Nerves, Pneumogastric Pneumogastric Nerves

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