name pulmonary_branches_of_vagus_nerve namespace http://cytomer.bioinf.med.uni-goettingen.de# parent branches_of_nerves speciesNo [] 86 organNo [] 82564 label [med] Rami pulmonarii nervi vagi annotationRemark [] dka ACC [] cy0010057 label [en] pulmonary branches of vagus nerve comment [en] The pulmonary branches of the vagus nerve can be divided into two groups: anterior and posterior.The Anterior Bronchial Branches (rami bronchiales anteriores; anterior or ventral pulmonary branches), two or three in number, and of small size, are distributed on the anterior surface of the root of the lung.They join with filaments from the sympathetic, and form the anterior pulmonary plexus.The Posterior Bronchial Branches (rami bronchiales posteriores; posterior or dorsal pulmonary branches), more numerous and larger than the anterior, are distributed on the posterior surface of the root of the lung; they are joined by filaments from the third and fourth (sometimes also from the first and second) thoracic ganglia of the sympathetic trunk, and form the posterior pulmonary plexus. hasOriginIn vagus_nerve_X_right_and_left isPartOf Carnegie_Stage_20 isPartOf Carnegie_Stage_19 isPartOf Carnegie_Stage_16 isPartOf Carnegie_Stage_15 isOriginOf pulmonary_plexus_anterior_and_posterior isPartOf Carnegie_Stage_18 isPartOf Carnegie_Stage_17 hasCell http://cytomer.bioinf.med.uni-goettingen.de/cell#glioblast