A surgeon inadveently sections the recurrent laryngeal nerve during a procedure. Which of the following muscles would retain its innervation subsequent to this injury?: (A) Cricothyroid, (B) Lateral cricoarytenoid, (C) Posterior cricoarytenoid, (D) Thyroarytenoid
Answer is A. The recurrent laryngeal nerve is a branch of the vagus nerve, which innervates all of the intrinsic laryngeal muscles, except for the cricothyroid muscle.