has part has part has_part characteristic of has modifier abnormal vagus nerve morphology absent vagus nerve absent vagal nerve MPheno.ontology MP:0004571 absence of the autonomic, sensory and motor axons of the tenth cranial nerve; it is primarily sensory but also has visceromotor components; it originates in the brain stem and controls many autonomic functions of the heart, lungs, stomach, pharynx, larynx, trachea, esophagus and other gastrointestinal tract components, and also controls some motor functions such as speech; the sensory branches mediate sensation from the pharynx, larynx, thorax and abdomen; it also innervates taste buds in the epiglottis absent CN-X abnormal absent vagus nerve