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 | |
| From | facial nerve |
| Innervates | platysma muscle |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | ramus colli nervi facialis |
| TA98 | A14.2.01.114 |
| TA2 | 6306 |
| FMA | 53396 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The cervical branch of the facial nerve is a nerve in the neck. It is a branch of the facial nerve (VII). It supplies the platysma muscle, among other functions.
Structure
The cervical branch of the facial nerve is a branch of the
cervical cutaneous nerve from the cervical plexus
.
Function
The lateral part of the cervical branch of the facial nerve supplies the platysma muscle.[1][2]
Additional images
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Lateral head anatomy detail -
Lateral head anatomy detail. Dissection the newborn -
Lateral head anatomy detail. Facial nerve dissection.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 905 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- ISBN 978-0-7817-9164-9.
- OCLC 968339962.
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)
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080921093026/http://www.dartmouth.edu/~humananatomy/figures/chapter_47/47-5.HTM
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