Pericardial branch of phrenic nerve
Ramus pericardiacus nervi phrenici
- Related terms: Pericardial branch
Definition
Each phrenic nerve supplies filaments to the pericardium (Pericardial branch) and pleura, and at the root of the neck is joined by a filament from the sympathetic, and, occasionally, by one from the ansa cervicalis.
References
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
