Vagus Nerve - CISMeF

Preferred Label : Vagus Nerve;

NCIt synonyms : Cranial Nerve X; Tenth Cranial Nerve; Pneumogastric Nerve;

NCIt related terms : NERVE, VAGUS;

NCIt definition : The tenth cranial nerve. It is the longest cranial nerve. It originates in the medulla and exits the cranium through the jugular foramen. It supplies various muscles, including muscles of the pharynx and soft palate.;

Alternative definition : CDISC: A cranial nerve arising from the medulla oblongata, which provides efferent parasympathetic innervation to tissues and viscera in the neck, thorax and abdomen; it also includes somatic and visceral afferent nerve fibers.;

Details

Origin ID

C12812;

UMLS CUI

C0042276;

Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Nervous System [NCIt concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Vagus nerve structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- vagus nerve [MeSH Descriptor]
- vagus nerve [MeSH concept]
- vagus nerve [Radlex concept]
- vagus nerve, nos [SNOMED Notion]
False automatic mappings
- Vagus nerve [FMA entity]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Vagus nerve [FMA entity]
- Vagus nerve structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- vagus nerve [Radlex concept]
- vagus nerve [MeSH concept]
- vagus nerve [MeSH Descriptor]
- vagus nerve, nos [SNOMED Notion]
anatomic_structure_has_location
- Skull [NCIt concept]
concept_is_in_subset
- CDISC SDTM Anatomical Location Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SDTM Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SEND Biospecimens Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SEND Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology [NCIt concept]
is_associated_anatomic_site_of
- Cranial Nerve X Palsy [NCIt concept]
- Vagal Paraganglioma [NCIt concept]
- Vagus Nerve Disorder [NCIt concept]
- Vagus Nerve Neoplasm [NCIt concept]
is_primary_anatomic_site_of_disease
- Vagal Paraganglioma [NCIt concept]

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