Definition: Branches of the VAGUS NERVE. The superior laryngeal nerves originate near the nodose ganglion and separate into external branches, which supply motor fibers to the cricothyroid muscles, and internal branches, which carry sensory fibers. The RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE originates more caudally and carries efferents to all muscles of the larynx except the cricothyroid. The laryngeal nerves and their various branches also carry sensory and autonomic fibers to the laryngeal, pharyngeal, tracheal, and cardiac regions.
disease: coordinate IM with CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES (IM); neoplasm: coordinate IM with CRANIAL NERVE NEOPLASMS (IM) + histological type of neoplasm (IM)
ExamplesRecurrent Laryngeal Nerve
Other names Laryngeal Nerve, Superior; Superior Laryngeal Nerves; Superior Laryngeal Nerve; Nerves, Superior Laryngeal; Nerves, Laryngeal; Nerve, Superior Laryngeal; Nerve, Laryngeal; Laryngeal Nerves, Superior; Laryngeal Nerve
