Question

mr. angelo has come to a speech language pathologist for voice evaluation. his major complaint is difficulty altering the pitch of his voice. which muscle and nerve are likely to be affected

Answer 1

The muscle likely to be affected in this case is the vocal fold or the vocal cord. The nerve that controls the movement of the vocal fold is the recurrent laryngeal nerve. Damage or dysfunction of this nerve can cause difficulty in altering the pitch of the voice.