cranial nerve X

Term ID

ZFA:0000453

Synonyms

• CN-X
• vagal nerve
• vagus nerve

Definition

Cranial nerve that innervates gill muscles. Sometimes called a branchiomeric nerve because it innervates derivatives of the branchial arches. This nerve contains sensory axons that carry both somatic and visceral sensory information as well as motor axons from branchiomotor neurons. The root is typically found at either rhombomere 7 or rhombomere 8. (2)

Appears at

Pharyngula:Prim-5 (24.0h-30.0h)

Evident until

Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)

References

• TAO:0000453

Ontology

Anatomy Ontology