Either of the tenth pair of cranial nerves, which extends from the brainstem down into the abdomen. Branches of these important nerves supply the tongue, larynx, lungs, gut, and heart
Either of the tenth and longest of the cranial nerves, passing through the neck and thorax into the abdomen and supplying sensation to part of the ear, the tongue, the larynx, and the pharynx, motor impulses to the vocal cords, and motor and secretory impulses to the abdominal and thoracic viscera. Also called pneumogastric nerve
(Tıp) Onuncu kafatası siniri çifti.Mide asitlerinin üretimini kontrol eden bir mide siniri.Mide akciğer siniri.Yutak-Farinks(Pharynx) ve Gırtlak-larinks(Larynx) mukozası ile çizgili kaslarını uyaran sinir
vagus
Hyphenation
va·gus
Pronunciation
Etymology
[ 'vA-g&s- ] (noun.) 1840. New Latin vagus nervus, literally, wandering nerve.