Which nerve(s) transmit an action potential from the brain to the heart? a) the vagus nerve only   b) the vagus and glossopharyngeal nerves   c) the vagus and phrenic nerves   d) the phrenic and glossopharyngeal nerves   e) the phrenic nerve

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Which nerve(s) transmit an action potential from the brain to the heart?


a) the vagus nerve only
 
b) the vagus and glossopharyngeal nerves
 
c) the vagus and phrenic nerves
 
d) the phrenic and glossopharyngeal nerves
 
e) the phrenic nerve only
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Cranial nerves connect various organs of the body to the brain. These nerves may be sensory that provide sensory inputs from various receptor organs to the brain and motor when messages are brought back from the brain to the effector organs.

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