Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve

Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve

The recurrent (inferior) laryngeal nerve is a branch of the vagus nerve (tenth cranial nerve) that supplies motor function and sensation to the larynx (voice box). It travels within the endoneurium. It is the nerve of the 6th Pharyngeal arch.

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