Noun: pneumogastric nerve ,n(y)oo-mu'ga-strik nurv
- A mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and oesophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera
"Stimulation of the pneumogastric nerve can help control seizures in some patients with epilepsy";
- vagus, vagus nerve, nervus vagus, pneumogastric, tenth cranial nerve, wandering nerve
Type of: cranial nerve
Encyclopedia: Pneumogastric nerve