Unintelligent design (recurrent laryngeal nerve)

The recurrent laryngeal nerve is a branch of the vagus nerve which innervates the larynx. But, instead of branching off in the neck and travelling directly to the larynx, for evolutionary reasons it follows a long, looping course down the neck into the thorax, before doubling back on itself to ascend back up the neck to the larynx. This circuitous route is why it's called "recurrent".As well as being perverse and wasteful, from a "design" point of view, this anatomical arrangement makes the nerve much more vulnerable to injury. In fish, it goes direct.Compared with a putative designer of life, the Universe, and everything, I'm not very intelligent, but I think even I would have ironed this one out. Did she have a good day with fish, but an off day with mammals?Answers on a postcard, please.http://www.ghorayeb.com/RECURRENT_LARYNGEAL_2.jpgEdited by Blzebub, : Naughty title, add pictureEdited by Blzebub, : No reason given.

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C'mon guys! Where are all the creation/IDists with their glib explanations of the wisdom behind the circuitous route of this extremely important nerve? It's involved in speech, which is an essential human characteristic. Speech distinguishes we chosen ones from the lower orders, after all ;-)[Let's not discuss the human appendix, which serves the obvious purpose of making surgeons rich.]

.....still no takers?;-)

No, and no. The route it takes makes it more vulnerable to injury.Your thought is "not even wrong".

It's not unlikely that you'll go blind, but it's very hard to believe you never wear sunglasses.WTF has this nonsense got to do with the recurrent laryngeal nerve, BTW?

Are you unable to use google?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uW7NlkKaF38

If not any wiser, then at least you are now better-informed.