Have you ever wondered?

• Surgeon: NA, what nerve am I worried about at this level of the neck?
• NA: Hm...my understanding is that it would be the recurrent laryngeal nerve?
• Surgeon: You are absolutely right, and what would possibly happen if I nicked it?
• NA: The patient would develop hoarseness of voice.
• Surgeon: Excellent...say, have you ever wondered how long the recurrent laryngeal nerve is in a giraffe?
• NA: ...Not until this moment.
• Surgeon: And I wonder what would a hoarse-sounding giraffe sound like...
• NA: Um...