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phrenic nerve
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A nerve that arises from the caudal cervical nerves and is primarily the motor nerve of the diaphragm but also sends sensory fibers to the pericardium. [ ]
Term info
Label
phrenic nerve
Subsets
uberon_slim, pheno_slim
depicted by
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3c/Gray806.png
external definition
A nerve that arises from the caudal cervical nerves and is primarily the motor nerve of the diaphragm but also sends sensory fibers to the pericardium. [TFD][VHOG]
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
nervus phrenicus, phrenic, diaphragmatic nerve
id
UBERON:0001884
Term relations
Subclass of:
- thoracic cavity nerve
- thoracic cavity artery
- part of some nerve of cervical vertebra
- supplies some diaphragm
- branching_part_of some nerve of cervical vertebra