recurrent laryngeal nerve

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/recurrent_laryngeal_nerve

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:nervous_system
gptkbp:damageCauses	hoarseness vocal cord paralysis
gptkbp:doesNotInnervate	gptkb:cricothyroid_muscle
gptkbp:function	controls movement of vocal cords
gptkbp:hasBranch	gptkb:inferior_laryngeal_nerve
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	recurrent laryngeal nerve
gptkbp:innervates	gptkb:intrinsic_muscles_of_the_larynx larynx muscles except cricothyroid
gptkbp:leftBranchLoopsUnder	gptkb:aortic_arch
gptkbp:length	left is longer than right
gptkbp:originatedIn	gptkb:vagus_nerve
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:vagus_nerve
gptkbp:rightBranchLoopsUnder	gptkb:right_subclavian_artery
gptkbp:runsOn	gptkb:tracheoesophageal_groove
gptkbp:scientificName	gptkb:nervus_laryngeus_recurrens
gptkbp:significance	vulnerable during thyroid surgery can be compressed by tumors or enlarged lymph nodes
gptkbp:supplies	gptkb:arytenoid_muscles gptkb:inferior_constrictor_muscle gptkb:lateral_cricoarytenoid_muscle gptkb:posterior_cricoarytenoid_muscle gptkb:thyroarytenoid_muscle motor fibers to laryngeal muscles sensory fibers to laryngeal mucosa below vocal cords
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Thyroid_gland gptkb:vagus_nerve
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5