2007-02-23 04:38:15 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
There are 12 pairs of crainal nerves located in the brain, the vagus nerve is the 10th pair.
2007-02-23 04:44:29 · answer #1 · answered by WC 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The vagus nerve (also observed as pneumogastric nerve or cranial nerve X) is the 10th of twelve paired cranial nerves, and is the in effortless words nerve that starts interior the brainstem (interior the medulla oblongata) and extends, by the jugular foramen, down below the genuine, to the tummy. The medieval Latin be conscious vagus means actually "wandering" (the words vagrant, vagabond, and imprecise come from an similar root). it really is likewise observed as the pneumogastric nerve because it innervates both the lungs and the tummy.
2016-12-04 20:34:18 · answer #2 · answered by plyler 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
starts in your brain and extends down your head and neck into the abdomen, it deals with motor, sensory and parasympathetic functions (distributed through larynx, pharynx, part of your tongue, heart, lungs, and your gi system)
2007-02-23 04:56:56 · answer #3 · answered by sharpeiluvr1127 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋