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Proprioceptor Regulation of Breathing

Cardiac and respiratory branches of the vagus nerve

Cardiac and respiratory branches of the vagus nerve

The vagus nerve is the neural pathway for stretch receptor regulation of breathing.

This is an illustration of the cardiac and respiratory branches of the vagus nerve. The vagus nerve is the neural pathway for stretch receptor regulation of breathing. This picture shows the vagus nerve starting in the brain and going down and connecting to the stomach.

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