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vagally adverb anatomy specializeduk /ˈveɪ.ɡəl.i/ us /ˈveɪ.ɡəl.i/ in a way that relates to or passes through the vagus nerve(= one of two nerves that connect the brain to the heart, lungs, and intestines): vagally mediatedAt birth, vagally mediated cardiac reflexes are obvious, even in premature infants. We studied vagally induced gut hormone responses. The disorder may be a vagally mediated reflex. Vagally mediated responses to hypoventilation have been suggested as the cause of bradycardia. Engagement requires sustained attention, which is accompanied by vagally mediated inhibition of heart rate. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases The brain & nervous system abducens nerve abducent nerve accessory nerve alexithymia allism glossopharyngeal nerve grey matter hemispheric hemispherical hindbrain neurofibrillary neurogenic neurogenically neuroglia neuroglial reinnervation reticular formation rhinencephalon rhombencephalon right brain
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