The posterior vagal trunk is one of the two divisions (the other being the anterior vagal trunk) into which the vagus nerve splits as it passes through the esophageal hiatus to enter the abdominal cavity.[1] The anterior and posterior vagal trunks together represent the inferior continuation of the esophageal nervous plexus inferior to the diaphragm.[2]
| Posterior vagal trunk | |
|---|---|
 The tracheobronchial lymph glands. | |
 Course and distribution of the glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves. | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | truncus vagalis posterior |
| TA98 | A14.2.01.179 |
| TA2 | 6679 |
| FMA | 6227 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
Anatomy
editBranches
edit- Celiac branch[citation needed]
- Posterior gastric branches of posterior vagal trunk|Posterior gastric branches[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ Baquiran, Maximo; Bordoni, Bruno (2022), "Anatomy, Head and Neck, Anterior Vagus Nerve", StatPearls, Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing, PMID 31613476, retrieved 2022-08-08
- ^ "truncus vagalis". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
External links
edit- thoraxlesson5 at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (postmediastinumlevel2)
- https://web.archive.org/web/20071202231521/http://anatomy.med.umich.edu/modules/peritoneal_dev_module/peritoneal_03.html
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