superior laryngeal nerve
| 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 | |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | n_05/12566088 | |
The superior laryngeal nerve 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
Branch of the Vagus Nerve.
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
- Norman/Georgetown cranialnerves (X)
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