Meningeal branch of vagus nerve
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The meningeal branch of vagus nerve (dural branch ) is a recurrent filament given off from the jugular ganglion ; it is distributed to the dura mater in the posterior fossa of the base of the skull . This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy . As such, some of the information contained herein may be outdated. Please edit the article if this is the case, and feel free to remove this notice when it is no longer relevant.
Nerves of head and neck : the cranial nerves
I-IV
olfactory • optic • oculomotor (superior branch , inferior branch ) • trochlear
V: trigeminal
trigeminal ganglion • ophthalmic • maxillary • mandibular
VI: abducens
no significant branches
VII: facial
nervus intermedius • geniculate • inside facial canal (greater petrosal , nerve to the stapedius , chorda tympani ) • at exit from stylomastoid foramen (posterior auricular , digastric • stylohyoid ) • on face (temporal , zygomatic , buccal , mandibular , cervical )
VIII: vestibulocochlear
cochlear (striae medullares , lateral lemniscus ) • vestibular (Scarpa's ganglion )
IX: glossopharyngeal
nucleus ambiguus • ganglia (superior , petrous ) • tympanic (tympanic plexus , lesser petrosal ) • carotid sinus • pharyngeal branches • pharyngeal plexus
X: vagus
ganglia (jugular , nodose ) • in the jugular fossa (meningeal branch , auricular branch ) • in the neck (pharyngeal branch , superior laryngeal ext and int , recurrent laryngeal , superior cervical cardiac ) • in the thorax (inferior cardiac , pulmonary branches , anterior vagal trunk , posterior vagal trunk ) • in the abdomen (celiac branches - renal branches - hepatic branches of anterior vagal trunk - anterior gastric branches of anterior vagal trunk - posterior gastric branches of posterior vagal trunk )
XI-XII
accessory • hypoglossal
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