superior laryngeal nerve
superior laryngeal nerve noun: 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.
Noun
superior laryngeal nerve (plural superior laryngeal nerves)
- 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.
Forms of superior laryngeal nerve
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Questions about superior laryngeal nerve
- What does superior laryngeal nerve mean?
- Superior laryngeal nerve means 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.
- What part of speech is superior laryngeal nerve?
- Superior laryngeal nerve is a noun.
- What is the plural of superior laryngeal nerve?
- The plural of superior laryngeal nerve is superior laryngeal nerves.
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