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  2. Superior laryngeal nerve - Wikipedia

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    A superior laryngeal nerve palsy changes the pitch of the voice and causes an inability to make explosive sounds due to paralysis of the cricothyroid muscle. If no recovery is evident three months after the palsy initially presents, the damage is most likely to be permanent.

  3. Thyrohyoid membrane - Wikipedia

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    Its lateral thinner portions are pierced by the superior laryngeal vessels and the internal branch of the superior laryngeal nerve. [1] Its anterior surface is in relation with the thyrohyoid muscle, sternohyoid muscle, and omohyoid muscles, and with the body of the hyoid bone. It is pierced by the superior laryngeal nerve. [2]

  4. Thyroplasty - Wikipedia

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    Currently, there are four types of implant procedures which are used to perform type 1 thyroplasty. Montgomery Thyroplasty Implant system. This system was discovered after years of research and the main advantage of this implant system is that it eliminates the process of customizing the implant at the time of surgery.

  5. Vocal cord paresis - Wikipedia

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    Vocal cord paresis, also known as recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis or vocal fold paralysis, is an injury to one or both recurrent laryngeal nerves (RLNs), which control all intrinsic muscles of the larynx except for the cricothyroid muscle. The RLN is important for speaking, breathing and swallowing.

  6. Cough reflex - Wikipedia

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    Diaphragm (innervated by phrenic nerve) and external intercostal muscles (innervated by segmental intercostal nerves) contract, creating a negative pressure around the lung. Air rushes into the lungs in order to equalise the pressure. The glottis closes (muscles innervated by recurrent laryngeal nerve) and the vocal cords contract to shut the ...

  7. List of nerves of the human body - Wikipedia

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    Superficial branch of the radial nerve; Superficial fibular nerve; Superior cardiac nerve; Superior cervical ganglion; Superior ganglion of glossopharyngeal nerve; Superior ganglion of vagus nerve; Superior gluteal nerve; Superior hypogastric plexus; Superior labial nerve; Superior laryngeal nerve; Superior lateral cutaneous nerve of arm ...

  8. Inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle - Wikipedia

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    The inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle can be supplied by branches from the pharyngeal plexus, [4] the recurrent laryngeal nerve, the external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve, or a combination of these (the recurrent laryngeal nerve being the most common innervation of the cricopharyngeal part). [5]

  9. Swallowing - Wikipedia

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    9) Laryngeal closure. The primary laryngopharyngeal protective mechanism to prevent aspiration during swallowing is via the closure of the true vocal folds. The adduction of the vocal cords is affected by the contraction of the lateral cricoarytenoids and the oblique and transverse arytenoids (all recurrent laryngeal nerve of vagus). Since the ...