Thoracic cardiac branches of vagus nerve

Rami cardiaci thoracici nervi vagi

Related terms: Thoracic cardiac branches

The thoracic cardiac branches (Inferior Cardiac Branches ; rami cardiaci inferiores), on the right side, arise from the trunk of the vagus as it lies by the side of the trachea, and from its recurrent nerve; on the left side from the recurrent nerve only; passing inward, they end in the deep part of the cardiac plexus.

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/).