Anatomy
phrenic nerve
[ fren-ik nurv ]
Subclass of:
Cervical plexus
Definitions related to phrenic nerve:
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Either of a pair of nerves that arise in the cervical plexus and provide innervation of the diaphragm.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Motor nerve of the diaphragm; phrenic nerve fibers originate in the cervical spinal column and travel through the cervical plexus to the diaphragm.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Peripheral nerve, each instance of which consists of nerve fibers from some third, fourth and fifth cervical spinal nerves, and provides motor and sonsory innervation to some diaphragm.Foundational Model of AnatomyUniversity of Washington, 2017
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The motor nerve of the diaphragm. The phrenic nerve fibers originate in the cervical spinal column (mostly C4) and travel through the cervical plexus to the diaphragm.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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