Superior laryngeal nerve (4th pharyngeal arch)
Motor innervation (☆external branch): cricothyroid muscle
Sensory innervation (Internal laryngeal nerve): ¥above the vocal cords
Recurrent laryngeal nerve
Motor innervation: all intrinsic muscles except for cricothyroid muscle
Sensory innervation: below the vocal cords
damage at ¥piriform recess→ damage to internl laryngeal nerve→ defect in the afferent pathyway of cough reflex
anatomy
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