English Explanatory Dictionary

superior laryngeal nerve

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One of two branches of the vagus nerve that arises from the ganglion of the vagus situated below the jugular foramen in front of the transverse processes of the first two cervical vertebrae and that passes down the neck to supply the cricothyroid muscle.

Word forms

superior laryngeal nerve superior laryngeal nerves
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