Cardiac nerve

The cardiac nerves are autonomic nerves which supply the heart.^[1] They include:

• Superior cardiac nerve^[1] (nervus cardiacus cervicalis superior)
• Middle cardiac nerve^[1] (nervus cardiacus cervicalis medius)
• Inferior cardiac nerve^[1] (nervus cardiacus inferior)

Anatomy

The nerves go down to the root of the neck with these following association:

Posterior: "prevertebral fascia overlying anterolateral surface of vertebral bodies"

Superior: "common carotid artery"

Inferior: "subclavian artery"

Laterally: "sympathetic trunk"^[2]

References

1. Schuenke, Michael; Schulte, Erik; Schumacher, Udo; Ross, Lawrence (2010). Neck and Internal Organs (THIEME Atlas of Anatomy). Thieme. pp. 144–145. ISBN 978-1-60406-288-5.
2. "Cardiac Nerves". General Practice Notebook. Retrieved 22 February 2016.