{"id":36354,"date":"2026-08-27T05:28:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T05:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/educare.design\/?post_type=product&#038;p=36354"},"modified":"2026-09-09T14:58:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T14:58:17","slug":"vagus-nerve-network-map","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/educare.design\/us\/shop\/vagus-nerve-network-map\/","title":{"rendered":"Vagus Nerve Network Map"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fws_6aa9ac7d191a6\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<p>Part of:<br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/educare.design\/us\/item\/nervous-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Neuro &amp; Regulation<\/a><\/em><br \/>\nOften displayed with:<br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/educare.design\/us\/shop\/cranial-nerves-network-map\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cranial Nerves Network Map<\/a><\/em>, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/educare.design\/us\/shop\/spinal-nerves-clinical-root-testing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spinal Nerves Clinical Root Testing<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Available as <a href=\"https:\/\/educare.design\/us\/posters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">poster prints<\/a> (<em>frames not included<\/em>), and <a href=\"https:\/\/educare.design\/us\/canvas-prints\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">toile imprim\u00e9e,<\/a> (<em>built-in-frames<\/em>). Browse the image gallery to view the options for this artwork, incl. <a href=\"https:\/\/educare.design\/us\/sizes-types\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">types and sizes<\/a> and the ten language versions!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #488693;\"><strong>\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><\/span> <em>\u201cWorks incredibly well with patients!\u201d<\/em> \u2013 \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trainerette.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sarah Br\u00fcssow<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<p>\u2713 <strong>How this chart supports patient education.<\/strong><br \/>\nThe network format helps patients understand why the vagus nerve is associated with such widely separated structures and functions. Following its route visually makes the relationship between the brainstem, throat, thorax and digestive system easier to explain during consultations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<p>\u2139 <strong>Introducing our series of Anatomical Network Maps.<\/strong><br \/>\nThe human body is not a collection of isolated structures. It is a connected system of routes, junctions and outcomes. Inspired by the visual logic of transit maps, the new Network Map series by educare.design transforms complex anatomical pathways into organised visual systems: <em>Roots become routes. Structures become stations. Functions become destinations.<\/em> Each chart preserves the essential anatomy while making the connections easier to see, follow and explain.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Follow one of the body\u2019s most extensive neural pathways.<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Vagus Nerve Network Map traces CN X from its origin in the medulla, through the vagal ganglia and major cervical and thoracic branches, to the cardiac, pulmonary and esophageal plexuses, vagal trunks and abdominal targets.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than presenting the vagus nerve as a conventional anatomical illustration, this chart treats it as a connected system. Its network-map structure makes it easier to see how the nerve changes course, branches, converges and continues through the body.<\/p>\n<p>The chart follows key structures including the superior and inferior vagal ganglia, superior and recurrent laryngeal nerves, pharyngeal plexus, cardiac plexus, pulmonary plexus, esophageal plexus, anterior and posterior vagal trunks, and major gastric, hepatic and celiac branches.<\/p>\n<p>Selected functional endpoints connect anatomy with physiology, showing relationships with swallowing, phonation, heart-rate control, bronchial activity, esophageal peristalsis and gastrointestinal function.<\/p>\n<p><strong>From Brainstem to Abdomen.<\/strong><br \/>\nThe vagus nerve links anatomical regions that are often studied separately. By following a continuous route from the brainstem through the neck and thorax into the abdomen, the map makes those relationships easier to understand at a glance.<\/p>\n<p>The result is a chart that works both as a clinical anatomy reference and as a broader visual explanation of how cranial, autonomic and visceral pathways connect.<\/p>\n<p><em>Complex anatomy. Clear connections.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-vdeRz8aNEA\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-17589\" src=\"https:\/\/educare.design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/youtube-logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"55\" height=\"22\" \/><\/a>View this chart <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-vdeRz8aNEA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> on YouTube.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 <a href=\"https:\/\/educare.design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Vagus-Nerve-Network-Map_english.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View more details of the English version.<\/a><br \/>\n\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 <a href=\"https:\/\/educare.design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Vagus-Nerve-Network-Map_italian.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vedi i dettagli della versione italiana.<\/a><br \/>\n\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 <a href=\"https:\/\/educare.design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Vagus-Nerve-Network-Map_spanish.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ver detalles de la versi\u00f3n en espa\u00f1ol.<\/a><br \/>\n\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea <a href=\"https:\/\/educare.design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Vagus-Nerve-Network-Map_german.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Details zur deutschen Version anzeigen.<\/a><br \/>\n\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 <a href=\"https:\/\/educare.design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Vagus-Nerve-Network-Map_french.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Voir les d\u00e9tails de la version fran\u00e7aise.<\/a><br \/>\n\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1 <a href=\"https:\/\/educare.design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Vagus-Nerve-Network-Map_dutch.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bekijk details van de Nederlandse versie.<\/a><br \/>\n\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf9 <a href=\"https:\/\/educare.design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Vagus-Nerve-Network-Map_portuguese.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Veja mais detalhes da vers\u00e3o portuguesa.<\/a><br \/>\n\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddea <a href=\"https:\/\/educare.design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Vagus-Nerve-Network-Map_svensk.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Se fler detaljer om den svenska versionen.<\/a><br \/>\n\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf4 <a href=\"https:\/\/educare.design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Vagus-Nerve-Network-Map_norsk.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Se flere detaljer om den norske versjonen.<\/a><br \/>\n\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddf0 <a href=\"https:\/\/educare.design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Vagus-Nerve-Network-Map_dansk.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Se flere detaljer fra den danske version.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Make it part of your clinic!<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>\u2b07<\/strong> Order here.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":36335,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[47],"product_tag":[502],"class_list":["post-36354","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-anatomy","product_tag-nervous-system","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-variable","has-default-attributes"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/educare.design\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/36354","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/educare.design\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/educare.design\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/educare.design\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/educare.design\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/educare.design\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=36354"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/educare.design\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=36354"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/educare.design\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=36354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}