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doctorx The Autonomic Nervous System
Beating your heart, flow of your blood, the autopilot misfires.
doctorx Running from the brainstem to the abdomen, the vagus nerve is the longest cranial nerve and the primary pathway for relaxation.
doctorx An educational chart details how dysautonomia affects heartbeat, blood pressure, and digestion.
doctorx Adjust the body's autopilot dials to learn how dysautonomia affects heartbeat and blood pressure.
Vagus nerve origin: The vagus nerve gets its name from the Latin word for wandering, because it winds all the way from the brainstem to the colon.
The part of the nervous system responsible for controlling involuntary bodily functions, such as heartbeat and digestion. Cambridge physiologist John Newport Langley coined this term in 1898 to describe involuntary neural pathways.
What is the name of the longest cranial nerve that controls the rest and digest response?
What chemical messenger does the sympathetic nervous system release to speed up the heart?
Which part of the brain serves as the main control center for the autonomic nervous system?
Where are the baroreceptors that detect changes in blood pressure primarily located?