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Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve
Tree Number(s)
A08.800.050.050.925.450.700
A08.800.050.600.825.450.700
A08.800.800.060.920.450.700
A08.800.800.120.900.450.700
Unique ID
D012009
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012009
Annotation
disease: coordinate IM with CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES (IM); neoplasm: coordinate IM with CRANIAL NERVE NEOPLASMS (IM) + histological type of neoplasm (IM); paralysis = VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS
Scope Note
Branches of the vagus (tenth cranial) nerve. The recurrent laryngeal nerves originate more caudally than the superior laryngeal nerves and follow different paths on the right and left sides. They carry efferents to all muscles of the larynx except the cricothyroid and carry sensory and autonomic fibers to the laryngeal, pharyngeal, tracheal, and cardiac regions.
Entry Term(s)
Laryngeal Nerve, Inferior
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under LARYNGEAL NERVES 1975-90
Online Note
search LARYNGEAL NERVES 1966-74
History Note
91(75); was see under LARYNGEAL NERVES 1975-90
Entry Combination
injuries:Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injuries
Date Introduced
1991/01/01
Last Updated
2011/06/24
Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Preferred
Laryngeal Nerve, Inferior Narrower
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