Posterior vagal trunk

Posterior vagal trunk

Infobox Nerve
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Latin = truncus vagalis posterior
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Caption = The tracheobronchial lymph glands.


Caption2 = Course and distribution of the glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves.
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DorlandsPre = t_20
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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

* (NormanAnatomyFig|postmediastinumlevel2)
* http://anatomy.med.umich.edu/modules/peritoneal_dev_module/peritoneal_03.html


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