<prompt> A surgeon inadveently sections the recurrent laryngeal nerve during a procedure. Which of the following muscles would retain its innervation subsequent to this injury?CricothyroidLateral cricoarytenoidPosterior cricoarytenoidThyroarytenoid  <response>: The recurrent laryngeal nerve is a branch of the vagus nerve, which innervates all of the intrinsic laryngeal muscles, except for the cricothyroid muscle. 