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Medical AI Inquiry: You were designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.
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Paralysis of recurrent laryngeal nerve does not affect function of:
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The correct answer is  Cricothyroid muscle which lies outside the larynx is supplied by external laryngeal nerve - a branch of superior laryngeal nerve of vagus. This is the only laryngeal muscle not supplied by recurrent laryngeal nerve.