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it crosses the internal carotid near the ear and lies in sheath posteriorly in 90% and anteriortly in 2% of patients
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Which cranial nerve controls the heart and lungs?
CN X (Vagus)
What nerve is responsible for slowing the heart rate?
The Vagus Nerve (Number 10 or X)
Can vagus nerve be controlled by nerve meds?
can vegus nerve Can vagus nerve be controlled by nerve medicines
Is the vagus nerve sympathetic?
No. The vagus nerve is in the parasympathetic system
Is the vagus nerve sympathetic or parasympathetic?
The vagus nerve is parasympathetic.
Why vagus nerve is not splanchnic nerve?
The vagus nerve is one of the twelve cranial nerves.
What cranial nerve slows the heart?
Nerve X, Vagus
What nerves innervate the heart?
vagus nerve and sympathetic fibers
What number cranial nerve is the vagus nerve?
The vagus nerve is the 10th cranial nerve, also known as cranial nerve X.
Is the vagus nerve sympathetic or parasympathetic in its function?
The vagus nerve is primarily parasympathetic in its function.
What happens to your heart rate when you innervate your vagus nerve?
Stimulation of the vagus nerve decreases heart rate. The vagus nerve is an important part of the parasympathetic nervous system.
What is the function of vagus nerve?
sympathetic fuction and the motor function mainly on the production of voice. http://www.answers.com/topic/vagus-nerve
