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Occipital nerve may refer to: Greater occipital nerve Lesser occipital nerve Third occipital nerve This disambiguation page lists articles associated with...

greater occipital nerve is a nerve of the head. It is a spinal nerve, specifically the medial branch of the dorsal primary ramus of cervical spinal nerve 2...

lesser occipital nerve (or small occipital nerve) is a cutaneous spinal nerve of the cervical plexus. It arises from second cervical (spinal) nerve (C2)...

Occipital neuralgia (ON) is a painful condition affecting the posterior head in the distributions of the greater occipital nerve (GON), lesser occipital...

Occipital nerve block is a procedure involving injection of steroids or anesthetics into regions of the greater occipital nerve and the lesser occipital...

division of the third cervical nerve gives off a branch called the third occipital nerve (also known as the least occipital nerve), which pierces the Trapezius...

Zygomaticotemporal nerve, Greater occipital nerve, Lesser occipital nerve, Auriculotemporal nerve, Supratrochlear nerve, and Supraorbital nerve. The motor innervation...

External occipital protuberance Internal occipital crest Greater occipital nerve Lesser occipital nerve Occipital artery Occipital bone Occipital bun Occipital...

with branches from the vagus nerve, the great auricular nerve, and the lesser occipital nerve. Its auricular branch supplies the posterior auricular muscle...

for all spinal nerves except for the first spinal nerve pair (C1), which emerges between the occipital bone and the atlas (the first vertebra). Thus the...

Occipital nerve stimulation (ONS), also called peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) of the occipital nerves, is used to treat chronic migraine patients who...

distribution of the trigeminal nerve, also showing the sensory distribution of the great auricular, lesser occipital, and greater occipital nerves. Side of neck...

the C2 nerve. These muscles are responsible for enabling the forward bending of the neck. The greater occipital nerve, lesser occipital nerve, greater...

supraorbital artery, the supratrochlear artery, and the occipital artery. It is innervated by the facial nerve. In humans, the occipitofrontalis helps to create...

branch accompanies the accessory nerve to the sternocleidomastoid, and the lower branch arises near the origin of the occipital artery before entering the sternocleidomastoid...

laryngeal nerve Recurrent laryngeal nerve Accessory nerve Hypoglossal nerve Spinal nerves Cervical nerves Suboccipital nerve Greater occipital nerve Third...

Genitofemoral nerve Glossopharyngeal nerve Greater auricular nerve Greater occipital nerve Greater petrosal nerve Hepatic plexus Hypoglossal nerve Iliohypogastric...

pairs of occipital somites. The nerve is first visible as a series of roots in the fourth week of development, which have formed a single nerve and link...