English Dictionary

superior laryngeal nerve

名詞

(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.

日本語の意味

上喉頭神経：迷走神経の二枝のうちの一つで、頸静脈孔下、第一および第二頚椎の横突起の前に位置する迷走神経節から起こり、首を下行して甲状軟骨筋へ枝分かれする神経

During the neck dissection, the surgeon carefully preserved the superior laryngeal nerve to prevent postoperative changes in pitch.

頸部の手術中、外科医は頸静脈孔の下にある迷走神経節から起こり頸部を下行して輪状甲状筋に分布する迷走神経の枝である上喉頭神経を慎重に温存し、術後の音高変化を防いだ。

意味（1）

(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.

Coordinate term: recurrent laryngeal nerve

superior laryngeal nerves （ plural ）