accelerator nerve

IPA/ɐksˈɛləɹˌeɪtə nˈɜːv/
IPA/ɐksˈɛlɚɹˌeɪɾɚ nˈɜːv/

accelerator nerve — 片語

1. a nerve that sends signals telling the heart to beat faster

1.片語C2
釋義

加速神經

使心跳加快的神經

a nerve that sends signals telling the heart to beat faster

例句

In lab, Kian traced the accelerator nerve on the heart diagram.

在實驗課上，Kian 在心臟圖上描出加速神經的位置。

trace the accelerator nerve on a heart diagram

The surgeon avoided the accelerator nerve during the delicate chest operation.

外科醫師在精細的胸腔手術中避開了加速神經。

avoid the accelerator nerve during surgery

同義詞

文法句型

the accelerator nerve

stimulate the accelerator nerve

signals from the accelerator nerve

用法筆記

Usually appears in anatomy or physiology discussion, often when someone contrasts it with nerves that slow the heart. It names the nerve by its effect on heart rate, not by its location.

常見錯誤

❌The accelerator nerve slows the heart after exercise.
✅The accelerator nerve speeds the heart up after exercise.
💡this term refers to a nerve that raises heart rate, not one that lowers it.
❌The accelerator nerve is the foot nerve used to press a car pedal.
✅The accelerator nerve is a nerve that makes the heart beat faster.
💡here 'accelerator' describes its effect on the heart, not driving.