title: "C3, C4, C5 keep you alive," or do they?
abstract: Contrary to traditional teaching in anatomy courses, historical data suggest that bilateral loss of phrenic nerve function does not necessarily result in death.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46805, USA. vilensk@ipfw.edu
authors.forename: Joel A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Vilensky
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000715:Anatomy / Q000193:education*; D000818:Animals; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000294:innervation* / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006606:Hiccup / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010791:Phrenic Nerve / Q000502:physiology* / Q000601:surgery