Question

What is Herring - Breuer reflex?

Answer 1

The Hering–Breuer inflation reflex, is named after Josef Breuer and Ewald Hering, It is a reflex action that is triggered for the prevention of over-inflation of the lungs.

Pulmonary stretch receptors that are found in the smooth airway muscle respond to extreme stretching of lungs during large inspirations.

Once they are activated, they send in action potentials through big myelinated fibers of the vagus nerve to the inspiratory area in medulla