"C3, C4, C5 keep you alive," or do they?
Contrary to traditional teaching in anatomy courses, historical data suggest that bilateral loss of phrenic nerve function does not necessarily result in death.
Vilensky
Joel A
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Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46805, USA. vilensk@ipfw.edu
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