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Vagus Nerve Viscerosensory Reflex Sensory Ganglia Structure Enlargements

Front Sensory ganglia of vagus nerve
Back Structure: enlargements of the vagus nerve located high in the neck just below the skull

Components: cell bodies of viscerosensory reflex neurons

Function: analogous to DRG, allow viscerosensory reflex signals to go to the CNS

Tags: nerves

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