Medical Definition of Nervus laryngeus superior
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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.
(05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nervus Laryngeus Superior
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