CN X (VAGUS)-SIMPLE GUIDE
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SUMMARY
1. Mixed nerve: mostly motor
2. Arises in the medulla: leaves through the jugular foramen
3. Sensory: larynx
4. Motor: pharynx (efferent part of the gag reflex), larynx (including vocal cord, via the recurrent laryngeal nerve) & upper oesophagus
5. Autonomic: parasympathetic to the heart & gut (up to 2/3 of the transverse colon)
Reference(s)
R.M.H McMinn (1998). Last’s anatomy: regional and applied. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone. Get it on Amazon.
Drake, Richard L., et al. Gray's Anatomy for Students. Elsevier, 2023. Get it on Amazon.
