Innervates

Do you know that the vagus nerve is the longest in the human body? Yes, it is. The vagus nerve has its origin from the brain. Signals that run through the vagus travels to the brain surface and from the brain surface. It innervates most of the tissues and organs in the body.

This volume is dedicated to the facial nerve (seventh cranial nerve) - the nerve of facial expression. It innervates all superficial muscles of the face and scalp, the contraction of which is responsible for all our numerous facial expressions like anger, pain, fear, smile, etc.

This book addresses novel methods to treat a very popular disease, obstructive sleep apnea, based on a knowledge of an electrical engineering. Two approaches are given in the book using an upper-airway stimulation based on the pathogenesis of an obstructive sleep apnea.