vagus nerve


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vagus nerve
n. one of the nerves that relays signals to the brain


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Vagus nerve
The vagus nerve (also called pneumogastric nerve or cranial nerve X) is the tenth of twelve paired cranial nerves, and is the only nerve that starts in the brainstem (within the medulla oblongata) and extends, through the jugular foramen, down below the head, to the neck, chest and abdomen. The medieval Latin word vagus means literally "Wandering" (the words vagrant, vagabond, and vague come from the same root). It is also called the pneumogastric nerve since it innervates both the lungs and the stomach.
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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
(synonym) vagus, nervus vagus, pneumogastric, pneumogastric nerve, tenth cranial nerve, wandering nerve
(hypernym) cranial nerve



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