“…The SLN is predominantly composed of smaller diameter afferent myelin fibers that course in the inner branch and are responsible for supraglottic and hypopharyngeal sensitivity, 17,18,20,25,26 and by medium diameter efferent myelin fibers that course in the outer branch and that innervate the cricothyroideus muscle and part of the thyroarytenoid muscle. 23,25,26 The RLN is composed by afferent and efferent myelin fibers and is responsible for subglottic sensitivity and for the innervation of the intrinsic laryngeal muscles, 25,27,28 the superior region of the esophagus and part of the cricopharyngeus muscle.…”