Name: | cranial nerve X |
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Synonyms: | CN-X, vagal nerve, vagus nerve |
Definition: | Cranial nerve that innervates gill muscles. Sometimes called a branchiomeric nerve because it innervates derivatives of the branchial arches. This nerve contains sensory axons that carry both somatic and visceral sensory information as well as motor axons from branchiomotor neurons. The root is typically found at either rhombomere 7 or rhombomere 8. |
Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000453] |
Name: | hypoplastic |
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Synonyms: | hypoplasia, underdeveloped |
Definition: | A physical quality inhering in an organ or tissue by virtue of the bearer's exhibiting a decreased number of cells, typically associated with a decrease in size. |
Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0000645] |