Inferior laryngeal artery
The inferior laryngeal artery accompanies the recurrent laryngeal nerve into the larynx, where it anastomoses with the superior laryngeal artery to supply the muscles and mucous membranes of the larynx .
Summary
- origin: branch of the inferior thyroid artery
- course: ascends the trachea to enter the larynx at the lower border of the inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle
- supply: laryngeal muscles and mucosa
- termination: larynx
- relations: recurrent laryngeal nerve
