loading...| Preferred Name |
laryngeal nerve |
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| Synonyms |
cranial nerve X |
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| Definitions |
branches of the vagus nerve (the tenth cranial nerve); superior laryngeal nerves originate near the nodose ganglion and separate into external branches, which supply motor fibers to the cricothyroid muscles, and internal branches, which carry sensory fibers; the recurrent (inferior) laryngeal nerve originates more caudally and carries efferents to all muscles of the larynx except the cricothyroid; laryngeal nerves and their various branches also carry sensory and autonomic fibers to the laryngeal, pharyngeal, tracheal, and cardiac regions. |
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| ID |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/CSP/2048-2356 |
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| altLabel |
cranial nerve X |
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| cui |
C0023056 C0042276 |
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| definition |
branches of the vagus nerve (the tenth cranial nerve); superior laryngeal nerves originate near the nodose ganglion and separate into external branches, which supply motor fibers to the cricothyroid muscles, and internal branches, which carry sensory fibers; the recurrent (inferior) laryngeal nerve originates more caudally and carries efferents to all muscles of the larynx except the cricothyroid; laryngeal nerves and their various branches also carry sensory and autonomic fibers to the laryngeal, pharyngeal, tracheal, and cardiac regions. |
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| DID |
2048-2356 |
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| Inverse of RB | ||
| notation |
2048-2356 |
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| prefLabel |
laryngeal nerve |
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| tui |
T023 |
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