1 The vagus nerve does not participate in these cranial ganglia as most of its parasympathetic fibers are destined for a broad array of ganglia on or near thoracic viscera (esophagus, trachea, heart, lungs) and abdominal viscera (stomach, pancreas, liver, kidneys).
Long ton, also known as the imperial ton or weight ton, is the name for the unit called the  ton  in the avoirdupois or Imperial system of measurements standardised in the thirteenth century that is used in the United Kingdom and several other Commonwealth countries alongside the French metrication invented in 1799.he long ton arises from the traditional British measurement system: A long ton is 20 hundredweight, each of which is 8 stone, which is defined as 14 pounds.
rating newest oldest best answer a short ton which is what we usually use in the us is 2000 pounds a long ton is 2240 pounds used in the uk in addition there is a metric ton which is 1000kg or 2204 pounds aboutin much of the world this is called a tonne but in the us it is usually called a metric tonthe short long is because of the different definitions in the us and uk for hundredweight in the us a hundredweight is 100 pounds but in the uk it is 112n much of the world this is called a tonne but in the us it is usually called a metric ton the short long is because of the different definitions in the us and uk for hundredweight in the us a hundredweight is 100 pounds but in the uk it is 112