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What is the major nerve stimulating the diaphragm?

While reading " Structure and Function of the Human Body" I believe the correct answer is the phrenic nerve. Hope this helps. the nerve that stimulates is the phrenic nerve but it arises from the cervical plexus


What nerve carries impulses to the diaphragm?

phrenic nerve


What nerve stimulates the diaphragm?

ulna


What nerve innervates the diaphragm causing it to contract?

Phrenic


What nerve causes the deaphragm to contract and initiate inhalation?

The phrenic nerve of the cervical plexus. Cervical Spinal nerves 3-5.


What muscle does the phrenic nerve innervate?

The phrenic nerve innervates the diaphragm which is our main breathing muscle. It is a broad flat sheet that encircles our lower ribcage and separates our thoracic from our abdominal cavities. The phrenic nerve arises from the C3-C5 level of our vertebrae. In the event of a broken neck, that is often the determining factor whether someone will die (from an inability to breathe) or is just paralyzed.


Which nerve is responsible for hiccups?

The phrenic nerve.


Which cranial nerve innervates the diaphragm muscle?

The entire motor supply to the diaphragm arises from the anterior rami of segments C3-C5 of the spinal cord, and runs within the right and left phrenic nerves. In addition, pain and proprioception for the diaphragm also run within the phernic nerve, although not entirely. Sensory nerve supply for the diaphragm also is supplied by the intercostal nerves (arises from T5-T11) and the subcostal nerves (T12).


What is another name for diaphragmatic nerve?

phrenic nerve


Firing of the intercostal and phrenic nerve?

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What is does phrenic nerve serve?

diaphragm


Where do the nerves that control the diaphragm exit the central nervous system?

The phrenic nerve is a mixed motor/sensory nerve that goes through the neck and thorax to the supply the diaphragm.It arises from the C3, C4 and C5 cervical nerve roots.