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Vagus nerve left


Abbreviation
AutoV
Color       
Superior regionsAutonomic nerves

SynonymsAbbr.Language
Nervus vagus Lat
Vagus nerveAutoV 
Vagal nerve  

SubregionsSide
Anterior vagal truncusleft
Celiac branch of vagusleft
Cervical vagus nerveleft
Gastric branch of the vagus nerveleft
Hepatic branch of vagus nerveleft
Pharyngeal branch of vagus nerveleft
Posterior vagal truncusleft
Supranodosal vagus nerveleft
Thoracic vagal trunk ganglialeft
Vagus nerve efferent tractleft
Vagus nerve abdominalleft

Output to

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Periaqueductal grayipsiPAG-0.5
Dorsal tegmental nucleus lateral partipsiDLTN1
A4 noradrenaline cellsipsiA43
A5 noradrenaline cellsipsiA5-0.5
A7 noradrenaline cellsipsiA7-0.5
Locus coeruleusipsiLC-0.5
Koelliker Fuse nucleusipsiKF-0.5
Subcoeruleus nucleusipsiSubC-0.5
C1 adrenaline cellsipsiC1-0.5
Area postremaipsiAP-0.5
Paratrigeminal nucleusipsiPa53
Spinal trigeminal nucleus caudal partipsiSp5C-0.5
Nucleus of the solitary tractipsiSol3
Nucleus of the solitary tract commissural partipsiSolC3
Nucleus of the solitary tract dorsal partipsiSolD1
Nucleus of the solitary tract dorsolateral partipsiSolDL1
Nucleus of the solitary tract dorsomedial partipsiSolDM3
Nucleus of the solitary tract interstitial partipsiSoli2
Nucleus of the solitary tract lateral partipsiSolL1
Nucleus of the solitary tract medial partipsiSolM3
Nucleus of the solitary tract ventral partipsiSolV2
Nucleus of the solitary tract ventrolateral partipsiSolVL2
Solitary tractipsisol-2
Dorsal motor nucleus of vagusipsi101
Dorsal raphe nucleus ventral midlineipsiDRVM-0.5
Raphe magnus nucleusipsiRMg-0.5
A1 noradrenergic cellsipsiA1-0.5
Medulla oblongata rostral partipsiMeObR-2
Ventrolateral hypothalamic nucleusipsiVLH-0.5
Ventromedial hypothalamic nucleusipsiVMH-0.5
Arcuate nucleusipsiArc-0.5
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus parvicellular division dorsal partipsiPaPcD-0.5
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus medial parvocellular partipsiMPPa-0.5
Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleusipsiPa-0.5
Bed nucleus of the stria terminalisipsiBST-0.5
Central amygdaloid nucleusipsiCe3
Piriform cortexipsiPir-0.5
Insular cortexipsiICX-0.5
Medial prefrontal cortexipsimPFC-0.5
Spinal cordipsiMES-0.5
Periaqueductal graycontraPAG-0.5
A4 noradrenaline cellscontraA41
A5 noradrenaline cellscontraA5-0.5
Area postremacontraAP3
Nucleus of the solitary tractcontraSol2
Nucleus of the solitary tract commissural partcontraSolC3
Nucleus of the solitary tract dorsolateral partcontraSolDL-2
Nucleus of the solitary tract medial partcontraSolM3
Solitary tractcontrasol0
Dorsal motor nucleus of vaguscontra102
Central amygdaloid nucleuscontraCe1
Sinoatrial nodeipsiSinoAtri-0.5
Jugular ganglionipsiAutoJG-0.5
Nodose ganglionipsiAutoNoG3
Ganglia around the heartipsiAutoGHeart-0.5
Recurrent laryngeal nerveipsireLa-2
Ventricle muscle wallipsiOrgsCorVenMyo-0.5
Atrium pulmonary vein junctionipsiOrgsCorApvj-0.5
Inferior cava atrium junctionipsiOrgsCoriCaj-0.5
OesophagusipsiOrgsOes-0.5
Oesophagus motor endplatesipsiOrgsOesMep-2
Oesophagus myenteric ganglionipsiOrgsOesMyG-0.5
PylorusipsiOrgsPyL-0.5
Pylorus myenteric plexusipsiOrgsMyPyL-0.5
Gastrointestinal junctionipsiOrgsStomGiJ-0.5
Circular sphincter muscleipsiOrgsStomSCiSp-0.5
Duodenum sideipsiOrgsDuos-0.5

Input from

NameSideAbbr.WeightDetails
Central grayipsiCG-0.5
Periaqueductal grayipsiPAG-10
Peripeduncular nucleusipsiPP-10
Reticular systemipsiRF0.5
Intermediate reticular nucleusipsiIRt-0.5
Lateral reticular nucleusipsiLRt-2
Subcoeruleus nucleusipsiSubC-10
Ambiguus nucleusipsiAmb3
Ambiguus nucleus compact partipsiAmbC-0.5
Ambiguus nucleus loose partipsiAmbL-0.5
Ambiguus nucleus rostral endipsiAmbRe-0.5
Ambiguus nucleus semicompact formationipsiAmbSeC-0.5
Nucleus of the spinal accessory nerveipsiNeck-2
Motor trigeminal nucleusipsiMo5-2
Spinal trigeminal tractipsisp5-2
Nucleus of the solitary tractipsiSol3
Nucleus of the solitary tract central partipsiSolCe2.5
Nucleus of the solitary tract commissural partipsiSolC1
Nucleus of the solitary tract gelatinous partipsiSolG3
Nucleus of the solitary tract intermediate partipsiSolIM2.5
Nucleus of the solitary tract interstitial partipsiSoli2.5
Nucleus of the solitary tract lateral partipsiSolL2
Nucleus of the solitary tract medial partipsiSolM2
Nucleus of the solitary tract medial edgeipsiSolMe-0.5
Nucleus of the solitary tract ventrolateral partipsiSolVL2.5
Solitary tractipsisol-2
Dorsal motor nucleus of vagusipsi103
Dorsal raphe nucleusipsiDR-10
Caudal medulla oblongataipsiCMeOb3
Medulla oblongata rostral partipsiMeObR3
Retroambiguus nucleusipsiRAmb-2
Dorsomedial aspect of the retroambiguus nucleusipsiRAmbdm3
Retrofacial nucleusipsiRFN3
Rostral ventral respiratory groupipsiRVRG3
HypothalamusipsiHYPO-10
Mediodorsal thalamic nucleusipsiMD1
Amygdaloid complexipsiAC-10
Vicinity of the central canalipsiCCvi0.5
Close to the central canal on the lateral sideipsiCCceca0.5
Area X C1ipsiSCL10C13
Spinal cord layer 5 C1ipsiSCL5C11
Ventral horn C1ipsiVHC1-0.5
Area X C2ipsiSCL10C2-2
Ventral horn C2ipsiVHC2-0.5
Periaqueductal graycontraPAG-10
Peripeduncular nucleuscontraPP-10
Reticular systemcontraRF0
Subcoeruleus nucleuscontraSubC-10
Ambiguus nucleuscontraAmb0
Nucleus of the spinal accessory nervecontraNeck0
Nucleus of the solitary tractcontraSol3
Nucleus of the solitary tract commissural partcontraSolC1
Nucleus of the solitary tract medial partcontraSolM2
Dorsal motor nucleus of vaguscontra100
Dorsal raphe nucleuscontraDR-10
Ventral respiratory group rostral partcontraVReGr-2
Retroambiguus nucleuscontraRAmb0
HypothalamuscontraHYPO-10
Amygdaloid complexcontraAC-10
Area X C1contraSCL10C11
Nodose ganglionipsiAutoNoG3
Carotid bodyipsiCaBo0
Nodose ganglioncontraAutoNoG-0.5
CoripsiOrgsCor-0.5
Gastric sling muscleipsiOrgsStomSM-2
OvaryipsiOrgOvar-2
LungipsiOrgsLung-0.5

Key for weights

ValueWeight
-3 unknown
-2 fibers of passage
-1 not clear
-0.5 exists
0 not present
0.5 very light
1 light / sparse
1.5 light / moderate
2 moderate / dense
2.5 moderate / strong
3 strong
4 very strong





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