Inferior_cardiac_nerve

Inferior cardiac nerve
Inferior cardiac nerve
	Diagram of the cervical sympathetic. (Lower cervical ganglion labeled at bottom right.)
	Plan of right sympathetic cord and splanchnic nerves. (Inferior cervical ganglion labeled at upper right.)
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To	Cardiac plexus
Innervates	Heart
Identifiers
Latin	nervus cardiacus inferior
	Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy [edit on Wikidata]

Inferior cardiac nerve

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The inferior cardiac nerve arises from either the inferior cervical or the first thoracic ganglion.

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It descends behind the subclavian artery and along the front of the trachea, to join the deep part of the cardiac plexus.

It communicates freely behind the subclavian artery with the recurrent nerve and the middle cardiac nerve.

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Inferior cardiac nerve