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Which chemicals are released during ischemic episodes in the heart, contributing to cardiac pain?
Which chemicals are released during ischemic episodes in the heart, contributing to cardiac pain?
Bradykinin and adenosine
What nerve supplies the upper 5 or 6 thoracic spinal segments of the heart?
What nerve supplies the upper 5 or 6 thoracic spinal segments of the heart?
Sympathetic nerves
Where do cardiac vagal afferent fibers synapse in the brain?
Where do cardiac vagal afferent fibers synapse in the brain?
Nucleus solitarius in the medulla
From where does the right coronary artery arise?
From where does the right coronary artery arise?
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What is the mechanism behind referred anginal pain in the neck and jaw?
What is the mechanism behind referred anginal pain in the neck and jaw?
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