Nerves Flashcards
Phrenic nerve origin and root value
In neck from c3, c4 and c5
How does phrenic nn enter thorax
Through thorathic inlet in front of subclavian aa
Mediastinums in which phrenic nn pass
Superior and middle mediastinum
Phrenic relation to lung roots
Behind
Sturctures related to right phrenic n.
Right brachiocephalic vein
SVC
Right atria
IVC
Structures related to left phrenic n.
Left common carotid artery
Left subclavian artery
Aortic arch
Left ventricle
Why’s is right phrenic short?
Almost vertical and higher right copula
Rt phrenic n. End
Vena cava opening of diaphragm
Lt. phrenic End
Lt. cupola diaphragm
Phrenic nerve Branches
Motor to diaphragm *Sensory to mediastinal & diaphragmatic pleura, fibrous & parietal layer serous pericardium, peritoneum
Vagus nerve Origin
Inside skull, from medulla
Vagus nerve enters thorax
Through inlet, infront of subclavian aa
Vagus nerve mediastinum it passes
Sup & post
Vagus nerve relation to lung root
Behind lung root, forming post pulmonary plexus
Rt. Vagus nerve Structures related to it in sup mediastinum
Rt. brachiocephalic v. & SVC