vagus
pronunciation
How to pronounce vagus in British English:
UK ['veɪgəs]
How to pronounce vagus in American English:
US ['veɪgəs]
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- Noun:
- a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera
Word Origin
- vagus (n.)
- plural vagi, 1840, "pneumogastric nerve," the long, widely distributed nerve from the brain to the upper body, from Latin vagus "wandering, straying" (see vague).
Example
- 1. Vagus nerve - transmits from the cervix , uterus and vagina
- 2. Dr fredrickson and dr kok concentrated their attentions on the vagus nerve .
- 3. This hints that the vagus nerve is involved because it is responsible for stimulating the throat and neck muscles .
- 4. How effectively the vagus nerve is working can be tracked by monitoring someone 's heart rate as he breathes in and out .
- 5. Beyond their evidence that the vagus nerve is crucial to the relationship , for example , dr bravo and his colleagues do not yet know the precise mechanisms at work .