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Is brain and heart connected?


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The connection between brain and heart:

  1. The heart and brain are connected to each other through the Medulla oblongata.
  2. The medulla oblongata is situated in the brain and its function is to control the cardiovascular and respiratory systems of the body.
  3. The brain and heart are also connected through the Vagus nerve which originates from the brain and supplies to the heart and other parts of the body.
  4. The Vagus nerve is part of the autonomous nervous system.

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