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 |
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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.
[edit] External links
- SUNY Labs 23:06-0102 - "Branches of Facial Nerve (CN VII)"
- Norman/Georgetown lesson4 (parotid3)
- Norman/Georgetown cranialnerves (VII)
- http://www.dartmouth.edu/~humananatomy/figures/chapter_47/47-5.HTM
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