superior laryngeal nerve

Introduction

Branch of:

• vagus nerve at the inferior cervical ganglion

Innervation

• mucous membrane of the larynx superior to the vocal folds (internal branch)
• cricothyroid muscle

Branches

(at the thyroid cartilage)

• internal laryngeal nerve
• external laryngeal nerve

More general terms

• peripheral nerve

Additional terms

• external laryngeal nerve
• internal laryngeal nerve
• vagus nerve (CN X)