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Cardiac nerve

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The cardiac nerves are autonomic nerves which supply the heart. They include:

  • Superior cardiac nerve (nervus cardiacus cervicalis superior)
  • Middle cardiac nerve (nervus cardiacus cervicalis medius)
  • Inferior cardiac nerve (nervus cardiacus inferior)

    • The nerves go down to the root of the neck with these following association:

    Posterior: "prevertebral fascia overlying anterolateral surface of vertebral bodies"

    Superior: "common carotid artery"

    Inferior: "subclavian artery"

    Laterally: "sympathetic trunk"

    References

    Cardiac nerve Wikipedia
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