Smaller nerves of the chest
Other nerves of the thorax
Nerve branches that supply the chest wall and the organs inside the chest.
What it does
Smaller nerves also run through the chest. Some go to the chest muscles. Others form fine webs around the heart, lungs and food pipe. They adjust your heartbeat, the width of your airways and swallowing.
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