Median nerve vs Vagus nerve

Thuộc tính Median nerve Vagus nerve
Tên Latin Nervus medianus Nervus vagus
Loại Nerve Nerve
Hệ thống cơ thể Nervous Nervous
Vùng cơ thể Forearm Neck
Chức năng Provides motor innervation to most flexors of the forearm and thenar muscles of the hand. Provides sensory innervation to the lateral palm and palmar surface of the lateral three and … The longest cranial nerve (CN X), providing parasympathetic innervation to most thoracic and abdominal viscera. Controls heart rate, peristalsis, sweating, speech, and various reflex actions including coughing, swallowing, and the …
Tầm quan trọng lâm sàng Carpal tunnel syndrome is compression of the median nerve at the wrist, causing numbness, tingling, and weakness. Anterior interosseous syndrome affects motor function. Pronator teres syndrome compresses the nerve proximally. … Vagus nerve stimulation is used to treat drug-resistant epilepsy and depression. Vagal tone affects heart rate variability. Vagotomy was historically used to treat peptic ulcers. Recurrent laryngeal nerve injury during …
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