💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Phrenic nerve"
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| nervus phrenicusnoun | one of a pair of nerves that arises from cervical spinal roots and passes down the thorax to innervate the diaphragm and control breathing |
| phrenic plexusnoun | (anatomy) A nerve that accompanies the inferior phrenic artery to the diaphragm, with some filaments passing to the suprarenal gland. |
| phrenic arterynoun | (anatomy) Any of the several arteries supplying the diaphragm. |
| phrenic ganglionnoun | (anatomy) A small ganglion located at the junction of the right phrenic nerve and branches of the celiac plexus. |
| pneumogastricnoun | (anatomy) The pneumogastric nerve; one of the tenth pair of cranial nerves which are distributed to the pharynx, esophagus, larynx, lungs, heart, stomach, liver, and spleen, and, in fishes and many amphibia, to the branchial apparatus and also to the sides of the body. |
| pharyngeal plexusnoun | (neuroanatomy) A plexus formed by branches of the glossopharyngeal, vagus, and sympathetic nerves supplying the muscles and mucous membrane of the pharynx and adjoining parts. |
| cranial nervenoun | (neuroanatomy) Any of the twelve paired nerves that originate from the brainstem or base of the brain instead of the spinal cord. |
| brachial plexusnoun | (anatomy) A network of nerves formed by the anterior rami of the cervical nerves C5–C8 and first thoracic nerve (T1). |
| accessory nervenoun | (neuroanatomy) Either of a pair of motor nerves that are the 11th cranial nerve of higher vertebrates, arise from the medulla oblongata and the upper part of the spinal cord, controlling the pharynx and the muscles of the upper chest, back and shoulders. |
| supraclavicular nervenoun | (neuroanatomy) Any of three nerves that are descending branches of the cervical plexus arising from the third and fourth cervical nerves and that supply the skin over the upper chest and shoulder. |
| cervical nervenoun | (neuroanatomy) One of the spinal nerves of the cervical region of which there are eight on each side in most mammals including humans. |
| vagus nervenoun | (neuroanatomy) Either of the tenth pair of cranial nerves which extend from the medulla oblongata down into the abdomen. Branches of these important nerves supply the tongue, larynx, lungs, gut, and heart. |
| cervical plexusnoun | (neuroanatomy) A plexus formed by the anterior divisions of the four upper cervical nerves. |
| glossopharyngeal nervenoun | (neuroanatomy) Either of the ninth pair of cranial nerves which are mixed nerves that exit the brainstem from the sides of the upper medulla oblongata, carry afferent sensory and efferent motor information, and supply the pharynx, posterior tongue, and parotid gland. |
| pneumogastric nervenoun | (neuroanatomy) Synonym of vagus nerve. |
| spinal nervenoun | (neuroanatomy) Any of the 31 paired nerves that originate from the spinal cord. |
| lateral pectoral nervenoun | (anatomy) A nerve that branches from the lateral cord and innervates the pectoralis major muscle. |
| facial nervenoun | (neuroanatomy) The seventh (VII) of twelve paired cranial nerves that supply motor fibers especially to the muscles of the face and jaw and sensory and parasympathetic fibers to the tongue, palate, and fauces. |
| chorda tympaninoun | (neuroanatomy) A branch of the facial nerve that traverses the middle ear cavity and the infratemporal fossa and supplies autonomic fibers to the sublingual and submandibular glands and sensory fibers to the anterior part of the tongue. |
| laryngeal nervenoun | (neuroanatomy) Either of two branches of the vagus nerve supplying the larynx. |
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