Do these two sentences from wikipedia have the same meaning?
The deep branch is susceptible to damage during thyroidectomy or cricothyrotomy , as it is immediately superior to the external artery of thyroid gland .
The deep branch lies susceptible to damage during thyroidectomy or cricothyrotomy , as it is immediately superior to the external thyroid artery .

Choose from:
1). no
2). yes
The answer is:
2).