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The vagus nerve is a mixed nerve. Its course is the longest and its distribution is the most extensive in the cranial nerves. It leaves the skull through the jugular foramen. The left vagus nerve forms the left pulmonary plexus, anterior part of the esophageal plexus and the anterior vagal trunk at the lower part of the esophagus. The right vagus nerve forms the posterior part of the esophageal plexus and the posterior vagal trunk at the inferior part of the esophagus. The anterior and posterior vagal trunks enter the abdominal cavity through the esophageal hiatus of the diaphragm and are