See Also: Cranial nerve XII(health)
cranial nerve V(medicine)
cranial nerve VII(medicine)
cranial nerve X(medicine)
cranial nerve XI(medicine)
cranial nerve XII(medicine)
Cranial nerve V(health)
cranial nerve VI(medicine)
Cranial nerve IX(health)
cranial nerve IX(medicine)

Cranial nerve X (health)


The tenth cranial nerve, and one of the most important, is the vagus nerve. All twelve of the cranial nerves, the vagus nerve included, emerge from or enter the skull (the cranium), as opposed to the spinal nerves which emerge from the vertebral column. The vagus nerve originates in the medulla oblongata, a part of the brain stem.