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What is the human body's longest cranial nerve?

Question #151079. Asked by psnz.
Last updated May 09 2024.
Originally posted May 09 2024 8:08 PM.

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The Vagus nerve is the longest of the cranial nerves. The Vegus extends from the brain to the abdomen. Vegus comes from Vagary in Latin means wandering.
The vagus is the longest nerve of the autonomic nervous system in the human body and comprises both sensory and motor fibers. The sensory fibers originate from neurons of the nodose ganglion, whereas the motor fibers come from neurons of the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus and the nucleus ambiguus.

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagus_nerve
Response last updated by BigTriviaDawg on May 09 2024.
May 09 2024, 8:11 PM
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