Vagus nerve
System
Nervous
SNOMED CT
362466001
Vagus nerve
Definition
Cranial nerve that branches into the lateral (to body sense organs) and the intestino-accessorial (to the skin, muscles of shoulder, hyoid, larynx, gut, lungs, and heart).
Also known as nervus vagus [x], tenth cranial nerve, vagus, vagus nerve [X], vagus nerve tree, vagus X nerve — per UBERON
The Vagus nerve is a part of the Nervous.
Also identified as
- MESH D014630 per UBERON
- NCIT C12812 per UBERON
- SCTID 362466001 per UBERON
- UMLS C0042276 per UBERON
- UMLS C1305910 per UBERON
Associated Diseases
| Disease | Involvement | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Vagus nerve disorder | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Vagus nerve neoplasm | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Vagus nerve paraganglioma | Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |
| Vagus nerve paraganglioma | Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site | NCIT · CC BY 4.0 |