Vagus Nerve

Definition: Vagus Nerve

Vagus Nerve

Noun

1. A mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera.

Specialty Definitions: Vagus Nerve

Domain	Definitions
Health	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). (references)
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Specialty Definition: Vagus nerve

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

The vagus nerve is tenth of twelve cranial nerves and the only nerve that starts in the brainstem (somewhere in the medulla oblongata) and extends way down past the head, all the way down to the abdomen. The vagus nerve is arguably the single most important nerve in the body.

The medieval Latin word vagus means literally "wandering" (the words "vagrant" and "vagabond" come from the same root).

This nerve supplies motor and sensory parasympathetic fibres to pretty much everything from the neck down to the first third of the transverse colon. In this capacity, it is involved in, amongst other things, such varied tasks as heart rate, gastrointestinal peristalsis, sweating and speech (via the recurrent laryngeal nerve).

The vagus also controls a few skeletal muscles, namely:

levator veli palatini muscle
salpingopharyngeus muscle
stylopharyngeus muscle
palatoglossus muscle
palatopharyngeus muscle
superior, middle and inferior pharyngeal constrictors
muscles of the larynx (speech).

This means that the vagus nerve is responsible for quite a few muscle movements in the mouth and also is vitally important for speech and in keeping the larynx open for breathing.

It also receives some sensation from the outer ear and part of the meninges.

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Synonyms: Vagus Nerve

Synonyms: nervus vagus (n), pneumogastric (n), pneumogastric nerve (n), tenth cranial nerve (n), vagus (n), wandering nerve (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Vagus Nerve

English words defined with "vagus nerve": gustatory cell ♦ pneumogastric ♦ taste cell ♦ vagal. (references)

Specialty definitions using "vagus nerve": carotid sheath ♦ Laryngeal Nerves ♦ Nodose Ganglion ♦ Postvagotomy Stasis ♦ Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve ♦ truncal vagotomy ♦ Vagotomy, Vagotomy, Truncal, Vagus Nerve Diseases. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Vagus Nerve

Domain	Title
Books	Vagus Nerve Stimulation (reference) (more book examples)
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Non-Fiction Usage: Vagus Nerve

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Surgery on the stomach or vagus nerve. (references)
		The vagus nerve becomes damaged after years of poor blood glucose control, resulting in gastroparesis. (references)
		Other treatment options include the ketogenic diet and the first implantable device, the vagus nerve stimulator. (references)
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Expression: Vagus Nerve

Expression using "vagus nerve": Vagus Nerve Diseases. Additional references.
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Vagus Nerve

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
vagus nerve	119
vagus nerve stimulator	24
vagus nerve stimulation	16
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Modern Translations: Vagus Nerve

Language		Translations for "vagus nerve"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		vaguskernen (nucleus of vagus nerve), nucleus nervi vagi (nucleus of vagus nerve), ganglion superius nervi vagi (superior ganglion of the vagus nerve). (various references)

Dutch		ganglion superius nervi vagus (superior ganglion of the vagus nerve), ganglion jugulare (superior ganglion of the vagus nerve). (various references)

French		noyaux du nerf pneumo-gastrique (nucleus of vagus nerve), ganglion jugulaire (superior ganglion of the vagus nerve). (various references)

German		Nucleus nervi vagi (nucleus of vagus nerve), Jugularganglion (superior ganglion of the vagus nerve), Jugulardrüse (superior ganglion of the vagus nerve). (various references)

Greek		σφαγιτιδικό γάγγλιο (superior ganglion of the vagus nerve). (various references)

Italian		ganglio giugulare (superior ganglion of the vagus nerve). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		迷走神経 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana		めいそうし�"けい. (various references)

Pig Latin		agusvay ervenay.(various references)

Portuguese		gânglio jugular (superior ganglion of the vagus nerve). (various references)

Spanish		núcleo del nervio vago (nucleus of vagus nerve), ganglio yugular (superior ganglion of the vagus nerve). (various references)
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Anagrams: Vagus Nerve

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