See Also: communicating branch of superior laryngeal nerve with recurrent laryngeal nerve(medicine)
superior laryngeal nerve(medicine)
fold of superior laryngeal nerve(medicine)
internal branch of superior laryngeal nerve(medicine)
external branch of superior laryngeal nerve(medicine)
superior laryngeal cavity(medicine)
superior laryngeal artery(medicine)
superior laryngeal vein(medicine)
recurrent laryngeal nerve(medicine)
inferior laryngeal nerve(medicine)

superior laryngeal nerve (medicine)


superior laryngeal nerve
<anatomy, nerve> A branch of the vagus nerve at the inferior ganglion; at the thyroid cartilage it divides into two branches; the internal laryngeal nerve, a sensory branch which supplies the mucous membrane of the larynx superior to the vocal folds, and the external laryngeal nerve, a motor branch which supplies the inferior pharyngeal constrictor and the cricothyroid muscle.

Synonym: nervus laryngeus superior.