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Branchial motor
Visceral motor
Visceral sensory
General sensory| Cranial Nerve X - Vagus | Page 2 of 24 |
Overview of Branchial Motor Component
The branchial motor component of CN X provides voluntary control of the following:
- Striated muscle of the pharynx.
- Striated muscle of the larynx, except for the stylopharyngeus muscle (CN IX) and the tensor veli palatini muscle (CN
V).
- Palatoglossus muscle of the tongue (the rest of the muscles of the tongue are innervated by CN XII).
