Cervical branch of the facial nerve
| Cervical branch of the facial nerve | |
|---|---|
 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.) | |
| Details | |
| Latin | Ramus colli nervi facialis |
From | Facial nerve |
| Identifiers | |
| Gray's | p.905 |
| Dorlands /Elsevier | r_02/12689468 |
| TA | A14.2.01.114 |
| FMA | 53396 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
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. Also supplies the platysma muscle.[1]
Additional images
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Lateral head anatomy detail
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Lateral head anatomy detail.Dissection the newborn
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Lateral head anatomy detail.Facial nerve dissection.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- Anatomy photo:23:06-0102 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "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
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