superior laryngeal nerve
English
editNoun
editsuperior laryngeal nerve (plural superior laryngeal nerves)
- (neuroanatomy) 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.
- Meronyms: external laryngeal nerve, internal laryngeal nerve
- Coordinate term: recurrent laryngeal nerve
Translations
editbranch of vagus nerve
References
edit- “laryngeal nerve”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.