Superior laryngeal nerve
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Template:Infobox Nerve Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
The superior laryngeal nerve arises from the middle of the ganglion nodosum and in its course receives a branch from the superior cervical ganglion of the sympathetic.
It descends, by the side of the pharynx, behind the internal carotid artery, and divides into two branches:
See also
Branch of the Vagus Nerve.
Additional images
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The position and relation of the esophagus in the cervical region and in the posterior mediastinum. Seen from behind.