vasomotor nerve

vasomotor nerve
any nerve, usually belonging to the autonomic nervous system, that controls the circulation of blood through blood vessels by its action on the muscle fibres within their walls or its action on the heartbeat. The vagus nerve slows the heart and reduces its output, but sympathetic nerves increase the rate and output of the heart and increase blood pressure by causing the constriction of small blood vessels at the same time.

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any nerve concerned in controlling the caliber of vessels, whether as a vasodilator or a vasoconstrictor.

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