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"The phrenic nerve has a variable origin from the C3, C4 and C5 spinal nerve roots. It can arise from one, two or all three of these nerve roots. The most common pattern is the nerve arising from only the C3 and C4 nerve roots.¹"

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List Caps

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"Variably to abdominal structures: liver, gallbladder, adrenal gland, oesophagus, stomach and pancreas; the phrenic nerve also contains sympathetic fibres.⁵"

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H1 Summary
H1 Gross anatomy
H2 Articulations
H2 Attachments
H3 Musculotendinous
H3 Ligamentous
H2 Relations / Boundaries
H1 Arterial supply
H1 Venous drainage
H1 Lymphatic drainage
H1 Innervation
H1 Histology
H1 Variant anatomy
H1 Radiographic features
H2 Plain radiograph
H2 Ultrasound
H2 CT
H2 MRI
H2 Nuclear medicine
H1 Development
H1 Clinical importance
H1 Related pathology
H1 History and etymology
H1 See also

"Relations"

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"Function"

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"The phrenic nerve has a variable origin from the C3, C4 and C5 spinal nerve roots. It can arise from one, two or all three of these nerve roots. The most common pattern is the nerve arising from only the C3 and C4 nerve roots.¹"

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"The phrenic nerve has a variable origin from the C3, C4 and C5 spinal nerve roots. It can arise from one, two or all three of these nerve roots. The most common pattern is the nerve arising from only the C3 and C4 nerve roots.¹"

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"Variably to abdominal structures: liver, gallbladder, adrenal gland, oesophagus, stomach and pancreas; the phrenic nerve also contains sympathetic fibres.⁵"

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"Referred pain: irritation of any structures that receives sensory innervation from the phrenic can refer to the C3 and C4 dermatome (typically the neck, shoulder and arm). Thus, in patients with shoulder pain that does not increase with pressure/movement, diaphragmatic and subdiaphragmatic pathologies should be considered.⁵"

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"Referred pain: irritation of any structures that receives sensory innervation from the phrenic can refer to the C3 and C4 dermatome (typically the neck, shoulder and arm). Thus, in patients with shoulder pain that does not increase with pressure/movement, diaphragmatic and subdiaphragmatic pathologies should be considered.⁵"

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There Is

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"There is variably an accessory phrenic nerve that joins the phrenic in the thorax.⁴"

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Commas

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"anterior: sternocleidomastoid muscle, inferior belly of omohyoid muscle, internal jugular vein, transverse cervical artery, suprascapular artery, thoracic duct (for left phrenic only), subclavian vein (at base of neck)"

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Semicolons

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"Variably to abdominal structures: liver, gallbladder, adrenal gland, oesophagus, stomach and pancreas; the phrenic nerve also contains sympathetic fibres.⁵"

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