If you’ve just heard of the vagus nerve and you’re wondering what it is and why people are talking so much about it, you’ve come to the right place. This article will give you an overview of what the vagus nerve is and why it is considered so important to health and well being. Recent […]
We used to think we could measure our circulatory health with a combination of blood pressure and heart rate. Low measures indicated healthy arteries, veins and heart. However, recently researchers have begun to realise that there is another interesting and powerful measure of the strength of your nervous and circulatory systems and of your health […]
The term ‘vagus’ comes from Latin, meaning 'wandering,' which appropriately fits the description of the 10th cranial nerve or CN X as it wanders and branches throughout the body. Vagus nerve is the longest and most complicated of all 12 cranial nerves. It is a mixed nerve with both afferent (sensory) and efferent (motor) components, […]
Introduction The autonomic nervous system is a part of the peripheral nervous system. This part is essential for regulation of the involuntary physiological processes, including heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, digestion, and sexual arousal. It consists of three anatomically different divisions: sympathetic, parasympathetic and enteric. The development of the autonomic nervous system The development of […]
