| Nerve: Superior laryngeal nerve | |
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| Plan of upper portions of glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves. ("Laryngeal" labeled at lower right.) | |
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| Course and distribution of the glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves. (Branches visible in upper right.) | |
| Latin | nervus laryngeus superior |
| Gray's | subject #205 912 |
| Innervates | larynx |
The superior laryngeal nerve is a branch of the vagus nerve. It arises from the middle of the ganglion nodosum and in its course receives a branch from the superior cervical ganglion of the sympathetic.
It descends, by the side of the pharynx, behind the internal carotid artery, and divides into two branches:
See also
Additional images
 The position and relation of the esophagus in the cervical region and in the posterior mediastinum. Seen from behind. |
External links
- -2066743236 at GPnotebook
- Superior+laryngeal+nerve at eMedicine Dictionary
- cranialnerves at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (X)
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