Noun: tenth cranial nerve
- A mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and oesophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera
"The tenth cranial nerve, also known as the vagus nerve, plays a crucial role in regulating heart rate";
- vagus, vagus nerve, nervus vagus, pneumogastric, pneumogastric nerve, wandering nerve
Derived forms: tenth cranial nerves
Type of: cranial nerve
Encyclopedia: Tenth cranial nerve