Inferior ganglion of vagus nerve
The inferior ganglion of the vagus nerve (also known as the nodose ganglion) is one of the two sensory ganglia of each vagus nerve (cranial nerve X). It contains neuron cell bodies of general visceral afferent fibers and special visceral afferent fibers. It is situated within the jugular fossa just below the skull. It is situated just below the superior ganglion of vagus nerve.
| Inferior ganglion of vagus nerve | |
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Pathway of upper portions of glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves. The inferior ganglion of the vagus nerve is labeled as ‘Gang. Nodosum’. | |
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| From | vagus nerve |
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| Latin | ganglion inferius nervi vagi, ganglion nodosum |
| MeSH | D009620 |
| TA98 | A14.2.01.157 |
| TA2 | 6336 |
| FMA | 6230 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
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