- vagus reflex
- abnormal sensitiveness to pressure over the course of the vagus nerve.
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vagus reflex
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Vagus reflex — The vagus nerve plays a role in (amongst other things) controlling the pulse. The vagus reflex is a reaction which can reduce the pulse rate during tachycardia (racing pulse). The following stimuli may produce the vagus reflex: * tensing the… … Wikipedia
Reflex bradycardia — Reflex bradychardia is an abnormal bradycardia (decrease in body pulse rate) in response to certain stimuli. [ [http://www.springerlink.com/content/vp67444567764305/ Reflex bradycardia in out patient surgery done under local anesthesia] Journal… … Wikipedia
Vagus nerve — Nerve: Vagus nerve Plan of upper portions of glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves. Course … Wikipedia
Reflex — A reaction that is involuntary. The corneal reflex is the blink that occurs with irritation of the eye. The nasal reflex is a sneeze. * * * 1. An involuntary reaction in response to a stimulus applied to the periphery and transmitted to the… … Medical dictionary
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
