vagus reflex

vagus reflex
abnormal sensitiveness to pressure over the course of the vagus nerve.

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  • Vagus — Vagusgruppe Der Nervus vagus (kurz: Vagus) ist der zehnte Hirnnerv. Er ist der größte Nerv des Parasympathikus und an der Regulation der Tätigkeit fast aller inneren Organe beteiligt. Sein großes Verbreitungsgebiet war auch namensgebend, der Name …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Vagus nerve — A remarkable nerve that supplies nerve fibers to the pharynx (throat), larynx (voice box), trachea (windpipe), lungs, heart, esophagus, and the intestinal tract as far as the transverse portion of the colon. The vagus nerve also brings sensory… …   Medical dictionary

  • cardiac reflex — reflex control of the heart rate. Sensory fibres in the walls of the heart are stimulated when the heart rate increases above normal. Impulses are sent to the cardiac centre in the brain, stimulating the vagus nerve and leading to slowing of the… …   Medical dictionary

  • pulmonocoronary reflex — reflex vasoconstriction of the coronary arteries, mediated by the vagus nerves, such as with a pulmonary embolism …   Medical dictionary

  • cardiac reflex — reflex control of the heart rate. Sensory fibres in the walls of the heart are stimulated when the heart rate increases above normal. Impulses are sent to the cardiac centre in the brain, stimulating the vagus nerve and leading to slowing of the… …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • Hering-Breuer reflex — histinfo|How did Hering and Breur discover the reflex?}The Hering Breuer inflation reflex, named for Josef Breuer and Ewald Hering [WhoNamedIt|synd|3172] [K. E. K. Hering. Die Selbststeuerung der Athmung durch den Nervus vagus. Sitzungsberichte… …   Wikipedia

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