Cardiac nerve

Cardiac nerve

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

* Superior cardiac nerve
* Middle cardiac nerve
* Inferior cardiac nerve


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  • cardiac nerve — n any of the three nerves connecting the cervical ganglia of the sympathetic nervous system with the cardiac plexus: a) one arising esp. from the inferior cervical ganglion or the stellate ganglion called also inferior cardiac nerve b) one… …   Medical dictionary

  • cardiac nerve — noun : any of the nerves connecting the cervical ganglia of the sympathetic system with the cardiac plexus …   Useful english dictionary

  • Middle cardiac nerve — Nerve: Middle cardiac nerve Diagram of the cervical sympathetic. Latin nervus cardiacus cervicalis medius Gray s subjec …   Wikipedia

  • Inferior cardiac nerve — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = n. cardiacus inferior GraySubject = 216 GrayPage = 980 Caption = Diagram of the cervical sympathetic. (Lower cervical ganglion labeled at bottom right.) Caption2 = Plan of right sympathetic cord and… …   Wikipedia

  • Superior cardiac nerve — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = nervus cardiacus cervicalis superior GraySubject = 216 GrayPage = 979 Caption = Diagram of the cervical sympathetic. (Superior cardiac nerve labeled at center right.) Caption2 = Innervates = heart BranchFrom …   Wikipedia

  • inferior cardiac nerve — n CARDIAC NERVE (a) …   Medical dictionary

  • middle cardiac nerve — n CARDIAC NERVE (b) …   Medical dictionary

  • superior cardiac nerve — n CARDIAC NERVE (c) …   Medical dictionary

  • cardiac nerve inferior — nervus cardiacus cervicalis inferior …   Medical dictionary

  • cardiac nerve middle — nervus cardiacus cervicalis medius …   Medical dictionary

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