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| Nerve: Posterior vagal trunk | |
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| Course and distribution of the glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves. | |
| Latin | truncus vagalis posterior |
| Dorlands / Elsevier |
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The posterior vagal trunk is a branch of the vagus nerve which contributes to the esophageal plexus. It consists primarily of fibers from the right vagus, but also contains a few fibers from the left vagus.
Branches
- Celiac branch
- Posterior gastric branches
External links
- Norman/Georgetown thoraxlesson5 (postmediastinumlevel2)
- http://anatomy.med.umich.edu/modules/peritoneal_dev_module/peritoneal_03.html
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