Anterior vagal trunk

Anterior vagal trunk
Anterior vagal trunk
	The tracheobronchial lymph nodes
	Course and distribution of the glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves.
Details
Identifiers
Latin	Truncus vagalis anterior
TA98	A14.2.01.174
TA2	6674
FMA	6226
	Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy [edit on Wikidata]

The anterior vagal trunk is a branch of the vagus nerve which contributes to the esophageal plexus. It consists primarily of fibers from the left vagus, but also contains a few fibers from the right vagus nerve.

Branches[]

Hepatic branch which supply the liver.^[1]
Celiac branch which are small branches which provide parasympathetic innervation to the celiac plexus.
Anterior gastric branches which supply the stomach.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Netter, Frank H. (2006). Atlas of Human Anatomy : With netteranatomy.com (Netter Basic Science). Philadelphia: Saunders. p. 320. ISBN 1-4160-3385-8.

External links[]

thoraxlesson5 at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (postmediastinumlevel2)

This neuroanatomy article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

[isbn1-4160-3385-8-1] Netter, Frank H. (2006). Atlas of Human Anatomy : With netteranatomy.com (Netter Basic Science). Philadelphia: Saunders. p. 320. ISBN 1-4160-3385-8.

[1]

Anterior vagal trunk

Contents

Branches[]

See also[]

References[]

External links[]