Vagus Nerve - Branches

Branches

  • Auricular nerve
  • Pharyngeal nerve
  • Superior laryngeal nerve
  • Superior cervical cardiac branches of vagus nerve
  • Inferior cervical cardiac branch
  • Recurrent laryngeal nerve
  • Thoracic cardiac branches
  • Branches to the pulmonary plexus
  • Branches to the esophageal plexus
  • Anterior vagal trunk
  • Posterior vagal trunk
  • Hering-Breuer reflex in alveoli

The vagus runs posterior to the common carotid artery and internal jugular vein inside the carotid sheath.

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