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anterior terminates on the muscles connected with the lingual bone, after 

 sending a branch to join one from the first cervical nerve, to terminate on 

 the sterno-thyroid muscle and that attached to the posterior surface of the 

 oesophagus ; the posterior branch joins the posterior branch of the first 

 cervical nerve. 

 11. First cervical nerve. 



