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ese allow us to roll our eyes up, down, right, or left. We can extend our field of vision even further if we use the neck muscles to move our head. CN XI, the spinal accessory nerve, controls the trapezius and sternocleidomastoid muscles. These muscles move our head so that we can look up, down, and

"Dorsal vagus.") One shows those innervated by the ventral vagus, and the other shows those innervated by the dorsal vagus. OTHER FUNCTIONS OF THE VENTRAL BRANCH OF THE VAGUS NERVE The ventral branch of the vagus nerve originates in the brainstem, at the top of the spinal cord under the brain. (See "

e state of our autonomic nervous system. 102 EFTA00810104 The Polyvaga I Theory—A New Paradigm for Health Care? Shoulder, Neck, and Head Pain: CN XI, Trapezius, and SCM In addition to being one of the five "social engagement" nerves, cranial nerve XI (the "spinal accessory nerve") has a special

L The test for CN XI gives the same results in terms of indicating function/ dysfunction as do tests for the ventral branch of CN X. CN XI AND THE VENTRAL VAGUS BRANCH The Trap Squeeze Test for CN XI gives us an indication of the function/ dysfunction of not only CN XI but also the other four nerves n

he levator scapulae, which is innervated by spinal nerves C3—05. This kind of stiff neck will not be eliminated solely by improving the function of CN XI and the trapezius and sternocleidomastoid muscles. (See "The Levator Scapulae Muscle" on page 104). Part of the stiffness may also come from a hia

minute or two before your blood pressure adjusts and pumps more blood to your brain. 190 EFTA00810192 The Basic Exercise CERVICAL VERTEBRAE AND VENTRAL VAGAL DYSFUNCTION When I test clients and find that they have ventral vagal dysfunction, I also observe that they have an upper cervical misalignme