(neuroanatomy) Either of two branches of the vagus nerve supplying the larynx.

(anatomy) the Adam's apple

(neuroanatomy) One of two branches of the vagus nerve that arises from the ganglion of the vagus situated below the jugular foramen in front of the transverse processes of the first two cervical vertebrae and that passes down the neck to supply the cricothyroid muscle.

(anatomy) A branch of the inferior thyroid artery that supplies the muscles and mucous membranes of the dorsal part of the larynx.

(anatomy) A branch of the superior thyroid artery or sometimes of the external carotid artery that supplies the muscles, mucous membranes, and glands of the larynx and anastomoses with the branch from the opposite side.

(neuroanatomy) One of two branches of the vagus nerve that arises below the larynx, loops under the subclavian artery on the right side and under the arch of the aorta on the left, and returns upward to the larynx to supply all the muscles of the thyroid except the cricothyroid muscle.

(neuroanatomy) Any of the terminal branches of the recurrent laryngeal nerve. / (neuroanatomy) Synonym of recurrent laryngeal nerve.