A 35-year-old woman with a history of cholecystectomy arrives in the emergency department with intractable hiccups most likely caused by an abdominal abscess secondary to surgical infection. Which of the following nerves carries pain sensation caused by irritation of the peritoneum on the central portion of the inferior surface of the diaphragm?
(A) Vagus nerve
(B) Lower intercostal nerve
(C) Phrenic nerve
(D) Greater splanchnic nerve
(E) Subcostal nerve
Ans: (C) Phrenic nerve
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