. Cunningham's Text-book of anatomy. Anatomy. 790 THE NERVOUS SYSTEM. The superficial cardiac plexus is placed in the hollow of the aortic arch, superficial to the pericardium. It contains a small ganglion (cardiac ganglion of Wrisberg), and is joined by two small nerves—(1) the cardiac branch from the superior cervical ganglion of the sympathetic, and (2) the inferior cervical cardiac branch of the vagus—both of the left side—which reach it after passing over the arch of the aorta. Nervus caroticus interims Nervus caroticus interaus Superior cervical ganglion_ of the sympathetic"' Superi
. Cunningham's Text-book of anatomy. Anatomy. 790 THE NERVOUS SYSTEM. The superficial cardiac plexus is placed in the hollow of the aortic arch, superficial to the pericardium. It contains a small ganglion (cardiac ganglion of Wrisberg), and is joined by two small nerves—(1) the cardiac branch from the superior cervical ganglion of the sympathetic, and (2) the inferior cervical cardiac branch of the vagus—both of the left side—which reach it after passing over the arch of the aorta. Nervus caroticus interims Nervus caroticus interaus Superior cervical ganglion_ of the sympathetic"' Superior cardiac branch- Middle cervical gangl: Superior cardiac branch— Middle cardiac branch- Inferior cervical ganglion Inferior cardiac branch Recurrent Inferior cardiac branch Cardiac branch from right recurrent nerve Thoracic cardiac branch of vagus Deep cardiac plexus- Serves to posterior^ _. pulmonary plexus Branches to right anterior pulmonary pie: Anterior pulmonary pli Superior vena Branches to right coronary plexus'T Bight coronary pli. _a Superior cervical ganglion of the sympathetic Superior cardiac branch iddle cervical ganglion uperior cardiac branch Middle cardiac branch Inferior cardiac branch "Inferior cervical ganglion -Inferior cardiac branch Recurrent nerve 'ardiac branch from left recurrent nerve -Middle cardiac branch "Inferior cardiac branch -Superior cardiac branch Cardiac branch from left recurrent nerve Deep cardiac plexus Superficial cardiac plexus Nerves to posterior pulmonary plexus Branches to left anterior pulmonary plexus Branches to left vagus Pulmonary artery •^--Branches to right coronary plexus ^—Anterior pulmonary plexus ~^ Anl'tll Branches to right coronary plexus —Branches to left coronary plexus r- Left coronary plexus Fig. 661.—The Innervation of the Heart. Branches and Communications.—From the plexus branches of communication pass (1) to the left half of the deep cardiac plexus, between the aortic arch and the bi
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