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• n  a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera

• Each time you exhale, your brain sends a signal down the vagus nerve to slow the cardiac muscle.
• The vagus nerve flashed signals to the stomach, which began to secrete digestive acids.
• The vagus nerve and acetylcholine (hormone produced by the vagus nerve) slow down the heart.

• vagus nerve
• nervus vagus
• pneumogastric
• pneumogastric nerve
• tenth cranial nerve
• wandering nerve

News & Articles

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• TYRX Receives FDA Clearance for AIGISRx® Neuro Antibacterial Envelope
  MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The AIGISRx Antibacterial Envelope from TYRX, Inc. is now FDA-cleared for use with implanted vagus nerve stimulators used to treat seizure disorders and depression.
  July 23, 2013 - Business Wire