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Definition of Vagus

Vagus
Vagus Va"gus, a. [L., wandering.] (Anat.) Wandering; -- applied especially to the pneumogastric nerve. -- n. The vagus, ore pneumogastric, nerve.

Meaning of Vagus from wikipedia

- two nerves—the left and right vagus nerves—but they are typically referred to collectively as a single subsystem. The vagus is the longest nerve of the...
- Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is a medical treatment that involves delivering electrical impulses to the vagus nerve. It is used as an add-on treatment...
- salivary gland. The vagus nerve, named after the Latin word vagus (because the nerve controls such a broad range of target tissuesvagus in Latin literally...
- The dorsal nucleus of vagus nerve (or posterior nucleus of vagus nerve or dorsal vagal nucleus or nucleus dorsalis nervi vagi or nucleus posterior nervi...
- (Latin: trigeminus meaning triplets), and the vagus nerve (X) is named for its wandering course (Latin: vagus). Cranial nerves are numbered based on their...
- the vagus originates in the nucleus ambiguus and is myelinated to provide more speed in responding. Polyvagal theory calls this the "smart vagus" because...
- the vagus nerve supplies sensory innervation to the skin of the ear canal, tragus, and auricle. It arises from the superior ganglion of the vagus nerve...
- The inferior ganglion of the vagus nerve (also known as the nodose ganglion) is one of the two sensory ganglia of each vagus nerve (cranial nerve X). It...
- 1913) and Camponotus vagus vagus (Scopoli, 1763) are no longer recognized. Kvamme, Torstein; Lønnve, Ole J. (2008). "Camponotus vagus (Scopoli, 1763) (Hymenoptera...
- parasympathetic nerves via the vagus nerve) and in addition voluntary nerves (lower motor neurons) which are carried in the vagus nerve to innervate its striated...