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The recurrent laryngeal cardiac nerve in fetuses

Int. j. morphol; 32 (2), 2014
The recurrent laryngeal nerve has been reported to supply cardiac branches to the cardiac plexus. A review of anatomical literature on the existing term used to describe these branches revealed that varying interpretations and descriptions exist among various authors. Therefore, this study aimed to inves...

The Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Contributions to the Cardiac Plexus: a Fetal Study

Int. j. morphol; 30 (4), 2012
The cardiac plexus is formed by sympathetic nerves originating from the superior, middle, inferior cervical or cervicothoracic ganglia as well as from the first to the fifth thoracic ganglia. Furthermore, the vagus nerve and its counterpart, the recurrent laryngeal nerve supply the cardiac plexus with pa...