Pharyngeal branch of vagus nerve

System Respiratory
SNOMED CT 280298006

Pharyngeal branch of vagus nerve

Definition

Motor nerve of the pharynx, arises from the upper part of the ganglion nodosum, and consists principally of filaments from the cranial portion of the accessory nerve.

Also known as pharyngeal branch, pharyngeal branch of inferior vagal ganglion, pharyngeal branch of vagus, ramus pharyngealis nervi vagalis, ramus pharyngeus, tenth cranial nerve pharyngeal branch, vagal pharyngeal branch, vagus nerve pharyngeal branch — per UBERON

The Pharyngeal branch of vagus nerve is a part of the Respiratory.

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