21. Cardiovascular stimuli are carried by the vagus nerve. 22. By electrically stimulating the vagus nerve, Loewi made the first heart beat slower. 23. The vagus nerve then carries the axons to their destination in the gastrointestinal tract. 24. Like the inflation reflex, impulses from these receptors travel afferently via the vagus . 25. The vagus nerve is the tenth cranial nerve. 26. This ancient recommendation can be compared with the vagus nerve stimulation techniques mentioned previously. 27. In a vagotomy, the vagus nerve is surgically removed to treat muscle pain. 28. Insulin induced hypoglycemia also stimulates the vagus nerve. 29. One of the most common symptoms of a vagus nerve injury is chronic cough. 30. Only later are the two nervous systems connected via a cable called the vagus nerve.
