Cough reflex

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The cough reflex has both sensory (afferent) and motor (efferent) pathways. The internal laryngeal nerve carries the sensory information away from the area above the glottis in the trachea to the CNS via cranial nerve X (vagus). Stimulation of this area by foreign particles produces powerful cough.


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