Cervical branch of the facial nerve
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| Nerve: Cervical branch of the facial nerve | |
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| Plan of the facial and intermediate nerves and their communication with other nerves. (Labeled at center bottom, as "Cervical".) | |
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| The nerves of the scalp, face, and side of neck. (Cervical labeled at center, in dark region under jaw.) | |
| Latin | ramus colli nervi facialis |
| Gray's | subject #202 905 |
| From | facial nerve |
The cervical branch of the facial nerve runs forward beneath the Platysma, and forms a series of arches across the side of the neck over the suprahyoid region.
One branch descends to join the cervical cutaneous nerve from the cervical plexus; others supply the Platysma. Also supplies the depressor anguli oris[1].
[edit] Additional images
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Lateral head anatomy detail
[edit] External links
- ^ Snell, Richard S. (2007). Clinical anatomy by systems. Hagerstwon, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 0-7817-9164-2.
- SUNY Labs 23:06-0102 - "Branches of Facial Nerve (CN VII)"
- lesson4 at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (parotid3)
- cranialnerves at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (VII)
- http://www.dartmouth.edu/~humananatomy/figures/chapter_47/47-5.HTM
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
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