Posterior vagal trunk

The posterior vagal trunk is one of the two divisions (the other being the anterior vagal trunk) into which the vagus nerve splits as it passes through the esophageal hiatus to enter the abdominal cavity.[1] The anterior and posterior vagal trunks together represent the inferior continuation of the esophageal nervous plexus inferior to the diaphragm.[2]

Posterior vagal trunk
The tracheobronchial lymph glands.
Course and distribution of the glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves.
Details
Identifiers
Latintruncus vagalis posterior
TA98A14.2.01.179
TA26679
FMA6227
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

Anatomy

Branches

  • Celiac branch
  • Posterior gastric branches of posterior vagal trunk|Posterior gastric branches

References

  1. Baquiran, Maximo; Bordoni, Bruno (2022), "Anatomy, Head and Neck, Anterior Vagus Nerve", StatPearls, Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing, PMID 31613476, retrieved 2022-08-08
  2. "truncus vagalis". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2022-08-08.


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