Recurrent laryngeal nerve

System Nervous
SNOMED CT 24227007

Recurrent laryngeal nerve

Definition

A branch of the vagus nerve that supplies motor function and sensation to the larynx (voice box). It travels within the endoneurium. It is the nerve of the 6th Branchial Arch.

Also known as nervus laryngeus recurrens, recurrent laryngeal nerve from vagus nerve, vagus X nerve recurrent laryngeal branch — per UBERON

The Recurrent laryngeal nerve is a part of the Nervous.

Also identified as