Anterior vagal trunk

Anterior vagal trunk

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


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

Branches

* Hepatic branch
* Celiac branch
* Anterior gastric branches

External links

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


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