superior laryngeal nerve

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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, which supplies the mucous membrane of the larynx above the vocal cords; and the external, which supplies the inferior pharyngeal constrictor and the cricothyroid muscles.

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anococcygeal nerve			[FIGURE OMITTED] A 55-year-old woman, a professional singer, underwent bilateral type 1 thyroplasty with Gore-Tex for glottic insufficiency secondary to mild superior laryngeal nerve paresis bilaterally. Acute vocal fold hemorrhage after thyroplasty by Eller, Robert; Hawkshaw, Mary; Sataloff, Robert T. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal 4,5) The most frequent complications are recurrent laryngeal nerve injury, (5-7) superior laryngeal nerve injury, (8,9) and postoperative hypoparathyroidism. Total thyroidectomy for the treatment of thyroid diseases in an ... by Karatzas, Gabriel / Southern Medical Journal Laryngeal electromyography showed a 20 to 30% decreased recruitment in the distribution of the right superior laryngeal nerve. Vocal fold scar/sulcus vocalis by Sataloff, Robert T. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal			superior basal vein superior carotid triangle superior cerebellar peduncle superior cerebral vein superior cervical cardiac nerve superior cervical ganglion superior choroid vein superior cluneal nerve superior Colliculi superior conjunctival fornix superior constrictor muscle of pharynx superior costotransverse ligament superior dental plexus superior epigastric vein superior ganglion of glossopharyngeal nerve superior ganglion of vagus superior gastric node superior gemellus muscle superior genial tubercle superior gluteal nerve superior gluteal vein superior hemorrhagic polioencephalitis superior intercostal vein superior kidney superior labial vein superior laryngeal nerve superior laryngeal vein superior lateral cutaneous nerve of arm superior limb superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis superior longitudinal fasciculus superior mediastinum superior medullary velum superior mesenteric artery superior mesenteric artery syndrome superior mesenteric lymph node superior mesenteric node superior mesenteric plexus superior mesenteric vein superior oblique muscle superior oblique muscle of head superior olivary nucleus superior ophthalmic vein superior orbital fissure superior petrosal sinus superior phrenic vein superior profunda artery superior pulmonary vein superior quadrantanopia superior radioulnar joint superior rectal plexus			Superior Greenstone District School Board superior group superior hemorrhagic polioencephalitis Superior hemorrhoidal plexus Superior hemorrhoidal vein Superior Hiking Trail Association Superior hypophyseal artery superior individual Superior Instrument Company superior intercostal vein Superior intercostal veins Superior Interior Cleaning Restoration Superior International Junior Hockey League Superior Jeweled Battle Axe Superior Joining Technologies, Inc. Superior jugular bulb Superior jugular bulb Superior Kayak and Outdoor Adventure Club Superior Kerosene Oil superior kidney Superior labial superior labial artery superior labial vein superior labial vein Superior Labral Anterior-Posterior Superior Lake Superior Lake superior laryngeal nerve Superior Laryngeal Nerve Stimulation superior laryngeal vein superior laryngotomy superior laryngotomy superior lateral cutaneous nerve of arm Superior Learning Program Superior Left Pulmonary Vein superior limb Superior Limbic Keratitis Superior limbic keratoconjuctivitis superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis Superior Lisp Interaction Mode for Emacs Superior Lithium Performance Battery Superior longitudinal fascicle superior longitudinal fasciculus Superior longitudinal sinus Superior Maintenance Services, Inc. Superior Martial Arts Superior Matching Concepts Superior maxillary nerve Superior maxillary nerve Superior medial genicular artery Superior mediastinum superior medullary velum superior medullary velum frenulum superior medullary velum frenulum superior medullary velum frenulum Superior Mesenteric Arterial Blood Flow

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