vagal reflex
1Reflex — 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… …
2vago-vagal — va·go va·gal .vā gō vā gəl adj relating to or arising from both afferent and efferent impulses of the vagus nerve <a vago vagal reflex> …
3Hering-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… …
4Bezold reflex — Bezold Jarisch reflex a cardiovascular reflex occurring upon stimulation of chemoreceptors, primarily in the left ventricle, by certain antihypertensive alkaloids and similar substances; afferent vagal fibers carry the impulses to the medulla… …
5Vagovagal reflex — refers to gastrointestinal tract reflex circuits where afferent and efferent fibers of the vagus nerve coordinate responses to gut stimuli via the dorsal vagal complex in the brain. The vagovagal reflex controls contraction of the… …
6Erben reflex — slowing down of the pulse upon bending the head and trunk strongly forward, due to vagal excitability; called also Erben phenomenon or sign …
7Vasovagal response — Vasovagal episode Classification and external resources Vagus nerve ICD 10 R55 …
8nervous system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction system that conducts stimuli from sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord and that conducts impulses back to other parts of the body. As with other higher vertebrates, the human nervous system has two main… …
9branch — An offshoot; in anatomy, one of the primary divisions of a nerve or blood vessel. A b.. See ramus, artery, nerve, vein. SYN: ramus (1) [TA]. accessory meningeal b. SYN: pterygomeningeal artery …
10Vagus nerve — Nerve: Vagus nerve Plan of upper portions of glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves. Course …
