Phrenic nerve
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phrenic-nerve-203-9952466
title:
Phrenic nerve
text:
The phrenic nerve is a mixed motor/sensory nerve that originates from the C3-C5 spinal nerves in the neck. The nerve is important for breathing because it provides exclusive motor control of the diaphragm, the primary muscle of respiration. In humans, the right and left phrenic nerves are primarily supplied by the C4 spinal nerve, but there is also a contribution from the C3 and C5 spinal nerves. From its origin in the neck, the nerve travels downward into the chest to pass between the heart and
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Nerve controlling the diaphragm
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrenic_nerve
date created:
2003-08-11T03:42:31Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T19:22:57Z
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