Nucleus of phrenic nerve

System Nervous

Nucleus of phrenic nerve

Definition

Neuron cell bodies located in the more medial portions of the anterior horn at cervical levels C3-C7 that innervate the diaphragm via the phrenic nerve.

Also known as phrenic neural nucleus, phrenic nucleus — per UBERON

The Nucleus of phrenic nerve is a part of the Nervous.