Vagus nerve
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vagus-nerve-170-6799593
title:
Vagus nerve
text:
The vagus nerve, also known as the tenth cranial nerve, cranial nerve X, or simply CN X, is a cranial nerve that carries sensory fibers, that create a pathway that interfaces with the parasympathetic control of the heart, lungs, and digestive tract. It comprises two nerves—the left and right vagus nerves, each containing about 100,000 fibres—but they are typically referred to collectively as a single subsystem. The vagus is the longest nerve of the autonomic nervous system in the human body and
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description:
Main nerve of the parasympathetic nervous system
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagus_nerve
date created:
2002-02-02T08:01:08Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T22:24:11Z
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