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==Innervation==
 
==Innervation==
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*Branches of the vagus nerve ([[Cranial Nerves - Anatomy & Physiology|CN X]])
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The larynx is innervated by branches of the '''vagus nerve''' ([[Cranial Nerves - Anatomy & Physiology|CN X]]).
**Cranial larygeal nerve
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***Internal branch innervates mucosa
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===Cranial larygeal nerve===
***External branch innervates cricothyroid muscle and constrictors of [[Pharynx - Anatomy & Physiology|pharynx]]
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The internal branch innervates the mucosa and the external branch innervates the '''cricothyroid muscle''' and constrictors of the [[Pharynx - Anatomy & Physiology|pharynx]].
**Caudal (recurrent) laryngeal nerve
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***Innervates intrinsic muscles of larynx (except cricothyroid muscle)
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===Caudal (recurrent) laryngeal nerve===
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Innervates the intrinsic muscles of the larynx (except the cricothyroid muscle).
    
==Lymphatics==
 
==Lymphatics==
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