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".) | |
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].
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 As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
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