What is the relationship between the recurrent laryngeal nerve and the inferior thyroid artery?

A. The recurrent laryngeal nerve is not related to the inferior thyroid artery.
B. The recurrent laryngeal nerve always passes in front of the inferior thyroid artery.
C. The recurrent laryngeal nerve passes upward generally behind, but occasionally in front of, the inferior thyroid artery.
D. The recurrent laryngeal nerve always passes behind the inferior thyroid artery.
Answer: 