Parotid plexus

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Nerve: Parotid plexus

Plan of the facial and intermediate nerves and their communication with other nerves. (Branches of facial nerve visible at bottom center.)

The nerves of the scalp, face, and side of neck. (Parotid plexus not labeled, but visible near ear.)
Latin	plexus intraparotideus
Gray's	p.902

The pes anserinus ("goose's foot") is the term for the branch point of the facial nerve (extratemporal) after it leaves the stylomastoid foramen. It is also known as the "parotid plexus".

This division takes place within the parotid gland.

Commonly, it divides into the temporozygomatic and cervicofacial branches (several variations).

External links

http://www.dartmouth.edu/~humananatomy/figures/chapter_47/47-5.HTM

Nerves of head and neck: the cranial nerves and nuclei (TA A14.2.01, GA 9.855)

terminal (SN->0)

no significant branches

olfactory (AON->I)

optic (LGN->II)

oculomotor
(ON, EWN->III)

trochlear (TN->IV)

no significant branches

trigeminal
(PSN, TSN, MN, TMN->V)

abducens (AN->VI)

no significant branches

facial (FMN, SN, SSN->VII)

near origin	nervus intermedius geniculate

inside facial canal	greater petrosal pterygopalatine ganglion nerve to the stapedius chorda tympani lingual nerve submandibular ganglion

at stylomastoid foramen	posterior auricular suprahyoid digastric stylohyoid parotid plexus temporal zygomatic buccal mandibular cervical

vestibulocochlear
(VN, CN->VIII)

cochlear
- striae medullares
- lateral lemniscus
vestibular
- Scarpa's ganglion

glossopharyngeal
(NA, ISN, SN->IX)

before jugular fossa	ganglia superior inferior

after jugular fossa	tympanic tympanic plexus lesser petrosal otic ganglion stylopharyngeal branch pharyngeal branches tonsillar branches lingual branches carotid sinus

vagus
(NA, DNVN, SN->X)

before jugular fossa	ganglia superior inferior

after jugular fossa	meningeal branch auricular branch

neck	pharyngeal branch pharyngeal plexus superior laryngeal external internal recurrent laryngeal (inferior) superior cervical cardiac

thorax	inferior cardiac pulmonary vagal trunks anterior posterior

abdomen	celiac renal hepatic anterior gastric posterior gastric

accessory (NA, SAN->XI)

hypoglossal (HN->XII)

lingual branches

M: PNS

anat (h/r/t/c/b/l/s/a)/phys (r)/devp/prot/nttr/nttm/ntrp

noco/auto/cong/tumr, sysi/epon, injr

proc, drug (N1B)

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