Vagus Flashcards
1
Q
course
A
retro-olivary groove of medulla oblongata - forms lateral mixed system with glossopharyngeal and accessory nerves - runs dorsally to bronchi and caudally joins the oesophagus- gives off the right recurrent laryngeal nerve - left vagus nerve forms ventral trunk and right vagus nerve forms dorsal trunk - branches reach organs
2
Q
Branches and what they innervate
A
pharyngeal branches - phraynx renal branches - kidneys, urinary tract coelic branches - kidneys, pancreas small intestine ascending colon bronchial branches - bronchi muscles ant and post gastric branches - stomach
