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The vagus also is directly concerned with the deglutitory act, for swallowing is impossible if both vagi are cut.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier

A scientific indication as to whether a heart is disturbed through the action of the vagi or whether the disturbance is due to muscle degeneration may be obtained by the administration of atropin.

From Disturbances of the Heart by Osborne, Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas)

The nervous inhibitory control through the vagi must also be normal, and there must be no abnormal reflexes of any part of the body to interfere with the normal vagus control of the heart.

From Disturbances of the Heart by Osborne, Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas)

This slow heart sometimes occurs after rheumatic fever; it is quite frequent after diphtheria, and may show a disturbance of the vagi.

From Disturbances of the Heart by Osborne, Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas)