Structure of the Cervical Branch of the Facial Nerve
- Cervical branch of the facial nerve is a branch of the facial nerve (VII).
- It runs forward beneath the platysma muscle.
- It 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.
Function of the Cervical Branch of the Facial Nerve
- The lateral part of the cervical branch of the facial nerve supplies the platysma muscle.
Additional Images
- 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 Grays Anatomy (1918).
- Snell, Richard S. (2007). Clinical anatomy by systems. Hagerstwon, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 978-0-7817-9164-9.
- Cuzalina, Angelo; Smith, C. Blake (2017). 81 - Management of the Aging Neck. Maxillofacial surgery. Peter A. Brennan, Henning Schliephake, G. E. Ghali, Luke Cascarini (3rded.). St. Louis, Missouri: Churchill Livingstone. pp.1223–1245. doi:10.1016/B978-0-7020-6056-4.00081-2. ISBN 978-0-7020-6059-5. 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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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.
| 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 | |
