superior cervical cardiac branches of vagus nerve
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su·pe·ri·or cer·vi·cal car·di·ac branch·es of va·gus nerve
[TA]uppermost of the branches of vagus nerve conducting presynaptic parasympathetic fibers to, and reflex afferent fibers from, the cardiac plexus; branching from the vagi close to the base of the skull.
Synonym(s): rami cardiaci cervicales superiores nervi vagi [TA]
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su·pe·ri·or cer·vi·cal car·di·ac branch·es of va·gus nerve
(sŭ-pēr'ē-ŏr sĕr'vi-kăl kahr'dē-ak branch'ĕz vā'gŭs nĕrv) [TA]Uppermost of the branches of vagus nerve conducting presynaptic parasympathetic fibers to, and reflex afferent fibers from, the cardiac plexus; branching from the vagi close to the base of the skull.
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