Definition : Branches of the vagus (tenth cranial) nerve. The recurrent laryngeal nerves originate
more caudally than the superior laryngeal nerves and follow different paths on the
right and left sides. They carry efferents to all muscles of the larynx except the
cricothyroid and carry sensory and autonomic fibers to the laryngeal, pharyngeal,
tracheal, and cardiac regions. [MeSH];
Branches of the vagus (tenth cranial) nerve. The recurrent laryngeal nerves originate
more caudally than the superior laryngeal nerves and follow different paths on the
right and left sides. They carry efferents to all muscles of the larynx except the
cricothyroid and carry sensory and autonomic fibers to the laryngeal, pharyngeal,
tracheal, and cardiac regions. [MeSH]