Aortic nerve
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| Aortic nerve | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| From | vagus nerve |
| Innervates | baroreceptors and chemoreceptors of the aortic arch |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | Nervus aortae |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The aortic nerve, also known as the aortic depressor nerve, is a branch of the vagus nerve. It supplies autonomic afferent nerve fibers to the peripheral baroreceptors and chemoreceptors found in the aortic arch and in the brachiocephalic artery.
The aortic nerve is an autonomic afferent nerve.[1] Its fibers run from the peripheral baroreceptors and chemoreceptors found in the aortic arch and the bifurcation of the brachiocephalic artery to the solitary nucleus.[2][3] It joins the vagus nerve.[2][3] This allows for impulses to reach the solitary tract of the brainstem.[2]