Introduction

General aim of the course: understanding the functional anatomy of peripheral and central components of the vagus system

Overview:

The vagus – more than just “parasympathetic”

A)Periphery

Vagus nerve: topography, its course from brainstem to pelvic organs, branching pattern, ganglia and paraganglia

Vagus nerve: fiber spectrum, vascularization

Vagus nerve: neuronal categories and their terminals in specific organs

parasympathetic preganglionic

branchiomotor

visceral afferent

somatic afferent