one of a pair of nerves that arises from cervical spinal roots and passes down the thorax to innervate the diaphragm and control breathing
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phrenic nerve::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | nervus phrenicus |
| Type of | nervus spinalis, spinal nerve |
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phrenic nerve
When stimulated, the phrenic nerve makes the diaphragm contract, causing abdominal breathing.
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The first was Nolan's phrenic nerve, which is attached to the diaphragm, had been stretched.
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Krieger takes a nerve that goes to a chest muscle and grafts it on to the dead phrenic nerve.
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Prior generations of phrenic nerve stimulators were inserted by making an incision in the neck and chest.
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In both models, phrenic nerve bursts to stimulate breathing were substantially weaker than in normal mice.
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Electrical signals from an external control device induce impulses from the phrenic nerve, which runs from the spine to the diaphragm.
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The patients served as their own control group, receiving on one night phrenic nerve stimulation and no therapeutic intervention on another.
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The vagus also coordinates the action of the epiglottis in passing food over the trachea without choking, and controls the phrenic nerve to prevent inhalation while swallowing.
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Rather than moving the legs of a musclebot, the muscle fibres would flex a piece of piezoelectric material and generate a few millivolts to stimulate the phrenic nerve.
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