<prompt> Recurrent laryngeal nerve lies in relation to?Superior thyroid aeryInferior thyroid aerySuperior thyroid veinInferior thyroid vein  <response>: The inferior thyroid aery is a branch of the thyrocervical trunk. It runs first upwards, then medially, and finally downwards to reach the lower pole of the gland. The terminal pa of inferior thyroid aery is intimately related to the recurrent laryngeal nerve. Ref: BD Chaurasias HUMAN ANATOMY, Volume 3, 4th edition. 