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Branchial motor

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Visceral sensory

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Cranial Nerve X - Vagus Page 17 of 24

Overview of visceral sensory component

The visceral sensory component of CN X provides sensory information from the larynx, esophagus, trachea, and abdominal and thoracic viscera, as well as the stretch receptors of the aortic arch and chemoreceptors of the aortic bodies

Figure 10-17. Overview of visceral sensory component.



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Last revised: January 8, 1998