Superior laryngeal nerve

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The superior laryngeal nerve arises from the middle of the ganglion nodosum and in its course receives a branch from the superior cervical ganglion of the sympathetic.

It descends, by the side of the pharynx, behind the internal carotid artery, and divides into two branches:

• external laryngeal nerve
• internal laryngeal nerve

See also

• Recurrent laryngeal nerve
• Laryngeal nerve

Branch of the Vagus Nerve.

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  The position and relation of the esophagus in the cervical region and in the posterior mediastinum. Seen from behind.

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