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left recurrent laryngeal nerve

^ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0011766


Synonyms: left recurrent laryngeal branch, left recurrent laryngeal nerve, vagus X nerve left recurrent laryngeal branch

Term info

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UBPROP 0000008

The left nerve is longer than the right, because it crosses under the arch of the aorta at the ligamentum arteriosum.[WP]

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https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Recurrent_laryngeal_nerve.svg

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UBERON:0011766

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Left recurrent laryngeal nerve