Carotid sinus information

anatomy, the carotid sinus is a dilated area at the base of the internal carotid artery just superior to the bifurcation of the internal carotid and external...

The carotid branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve (carotid sinus nerve or Hering's nerve) is a small branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve (cranial nerve...

is somewhat dilated. This part of the artery is known as the carotid sinus or the carotid bulb. The ascending portion of the cervical segment occurs distal...

triggered by urination, swallowing, or coughing. Carotid sinus syncope is due to pressure on the carotid sinus in the neck. The underlying mechanism involves...

artery Common carotid artery Right and left common carotid arteries Head and neck anatomy Carotid sheath Carotid sinus Carotid body Carotid Doppler machine...

called the carotid sinus nerve. Glomus type II cells resemble glial cells, express the glial marker S100 and act as supporting cells. The carotid body functions...

internal carotid artery, cavernous sinus, trigeminal nerve, pituitary gland, and the anterior ethmoidal cells.: 500  One study found that carotid canal protrudation...

laryngopharynx, larynx, or trachea—causing asphyxia. Stimulation of the carotid sinus reflex—causing bradycardia, hypotension, or both. Depending on the particular...

visceral afferent) – carries visceral sensory information from the carotid sinus and carotid body. General sensory (general somatic afferent) – provides general...

SA or AV nodes. Vagal maneuvers (most commonly carotid sinus massage) are used to diagnose carotid sinus hypersensitivity. Therapeutic: Vagal maneuvers...

may be caused by: Diseases/Conditions: Acute myocardial infarction, carotid sinus syndrome, eating disorders (such as anorexia nervosa), rhodotoxin poisoning...

intracavernous carotid artery, carotid-cavernous fistula, bacterial infection causing cavernous sinus thrombosis, aseptic cavernous sinus thrombosis, idiopathic...

antiarrythmics, and other cholinergic drugs. Excess vagus nerve activity or carotid sinus hypersensitivity are neurological causes of transient symptomatic bradycardia...

distinguish the three are:[citation needed] Vagal maneuvers (such as carotid sinus massage or Valsalva's maneuver) to slow the rate and identification...

shutō-uchi). Suitable targets for the knifehand strike include the carotid sinus at the base of the neck (which can cause unconsciousness), mastoid muscles...

innervation of baroreceptor cells in the carotid sinus innervation of glomus type I chemoreceptor cells in the carotid body The central processes of the neurons...

are sensors located in the carotid sinus (at the bifurcation of common carotid artery into external and internal carotids) and in the aortic arch. They...

an implanted device to electrically stimulate baroreceptors in the carotid sinus region. This elicits a reflex response through the sympathetic and vagal...

general visceral afferent pathway (GVA) from the carotid body and carotid sinus via (the carotid sinus nerve of) the glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX), and...

changes to pulse rate and blood pressure and is dangerous in cases of carotid sinus hypersensitivity. The second mechanism requires hyperventilation (forced...

(particularly the jawline and temple) can produce a cerebral concussion or a carotid sinus reflex with syncope and cause a sudden, dramatic KO. Body blows, particularly...

excessive sweating.Surgical or radiologic denervation of the carotid sinus is used to treat Carotid Sinus Hypersensitivity. In a vagotomy, the vagus nerve is surgically...

create the choking tourniquet. It digs the blade of the wrist into the carotid sinus similar to the hand clasp method and uses a lever motion helped by the...

the aortic arch to the left of the left common carotid artery and ascends, with the left common carotid, through the superior mediastinum and along the...

which the internal carotid artery passes on its way anteriorly to the cavernous sinus. The carotid canal allows the internal carotid artery to pass into...