Arteries, Veins, Lymphatic & Nerves of

Larynx
Arteries
Superior thyroid arteries Inferior thyroid arteries

Superior laryngeal artery Inferior laryngeal artery

 Accompany internal branch of  Accompany inferior laryngeal nerve

superior laryngeal nerve  Supply: mucous membrane &
 Supply: internal surface of larynx muscles in inferior larynx

Veins
Superior laryngeal vein Inferior laryngeal vein

Superior thyroid vein Inferior thyroid vein/ venous plexus of veins

(anterior trachea)

Internal jugular vein Left brachiocephalic vein

Accompany
Lymphatics
superior
Laryngeal lymphatic vessels Laryngeal lymphatic vessels
laryngeal
Superior Inferior
artery
To vocal cords To vocal cords

Superior deep cervical lymph nodes Pretracheal or paratracheal lymph nodes

Inferior deep cervical lymph nodes

Shafiqah
 Nerves (vagus nerve CNX)
Inferior vagal ganglion

Superior laryngeal nerve

Internal laryngeal nerve External laryngeal nerve

(sensory & autonomic) (motor)

Pierces thyrohyoid membrane with Descend posterior to sternothyroid muscle

superior laryngeal artery with superior thyroid artery

Supply: Supply:
Laryngeal mucous membrane of laryngeal Cricothyroid muscle
vestibule & middle laryngeal cavity +
superior surface of vocal folds

Recurrent laryngeal nerve

Inferior laryngeal nerve

Enter larynx

Anterior branch Posterior branch

Supply: Supply:
 Lateral cricothyroid muscle  Posterior cricoarytenoid muscle
 Thyroarytenoid muscle  Transverse arytenoid muscle
 Vocalis muscle  Oblique arytenoid muscle
 Aryepiglottic muscle
 Thyroepiglottic muscle *1° motor nerve of larynx
Because supply most of intrinsic
muscle
*provide sensory fibers to mucosa of
infraglottic cavity

Shafiqah
Shafiqah