Nclexpn Question of the Day

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Question 1

Parasympathetic innervation of the heart is primarily controlled by what nerve?

The vagus nerve (CN X)
None of these is correct
The recurrent laryngeal nerve
The cardiac nerve

Explanation: The vagus nerve provides the main parasympathetic innervation of the heart. The recurrent laryngeal nerve, a branch of the vagus nerve, innervates the majority of the intrinsic muscles of the larynx. The cardiac nerve is part of the sympathetic innervation of the heart.

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Nclexpn

Nclexpn Question of the Day

Practice Nclexpn with the production-style question-of-the-day selection for this public URL.

Question 1

Parasympathetic innervation of the heart is primarily controlled by what nerve?

The vagus nerve (CN X)
None of these is correct
The recurrent laryngeal nerve
The cardiac nerve

Explanation: The vagus nerve provides the main parasympathetic innervation of the heart. The recurrent laryngeal nerve, a branch of the vagus nerve, innervates the majority of the intrinsic muscles of the larynx. The cardiac nerve is part of the sympathetic innervation of the heart.