Nerves Flashcards
1
Q
Where do the vagus nerves become the RLN?
A
Left - Aortic arch
Right - R subclavian
2
Q
What is the function of the recurrent laryngeal nerve?
A
The voice box and phonation
3
Q
What nerve serves the cricothyroid muscle and high pitch sounds?
A
external laryngeal branch of the superior laryngeal nerve
4
Q
Why might GORD cause cough?
A
The acid stimulates the pulmonary plexus via the oesophageal plexus
5
Q
What is the sole nerve to the diaphragm?
A
Phenic
C3, C4, C5 keeps the diaphragm alive
6
Q
Where might a lower lobe pneumonia pain radiate to?
A
Shoulder
