This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: All India exam, Subject name: Anatomy
A surgeon inadveently sections the recurrent laryngeal nerve during a procedure. Which of the following muscles would retain its innervation subsequent to this injury? 
Select and explain. 
A. Cricothyroid, B. Lateral cricoarytenoid, C. Posterior cricoarytenoid, D. Thyroarytenoid
A: Cricothyroid
Answer: A: Cricothyroid 
Explanation: The recurrent laryngeal nerve is a branch of the vagus nerve, which innervates all of the intrinsic laryngeal muscles, except for the cricothyroid muscle.