Category:GO:0021645 ! vagus nerve structural organization

name: vagus nerve structural organization
namespace: biological_process
def: "The process that contributes to the act of creating the structural organization of the vagus nerve. This process pertains to the physical shaping of a rudimentary structure. This nerve is primarily sensory but also has visceromotor components. It originates in the brain stem and controls many autonomic functions of the heart, lungs, stomach, pharynx, larynx, trachea, esophagus and other gastrointestinal tract components. It controls some motor functions such as speech. The sensory branches mediate sensation from the pharynx, larynx, thorax and abdomen; it also innervates taste buds in the epiglottis." [GO_REF:0000021, GOC:cls, GOC:dgh, GOC:dph, GOC:jid, ISBN:0838580343]
synonym: "CN X structural organization" RELATED []
synonym: "vagus nerve structural organisation" EXACT [GOC:mah]
is_a: GO:0021604 ! cranial nerve structural organization
relationship: part_of: GO:0021644 ! vagus nerve morphogenesis

AmiGO <GOterm>GO:0021645</GOterm>
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