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
FromFacial nerve
InnervatesPlatysma muscle
Identifiers
Latinramus colli nervi facialis
TA98A14.2.01.114
TA26306
FMA53396
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 facial nerve (VII). It runs forward beneath the platysma muscle, 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.

Function

The lateral part of the cervical branch of the facial nerve supplies the platysma muscle.[1][2]

Additional images

  • Lateral head anatomy detail
    Lateral head anatomy detail
  • Lateral head anatomy detail. Dissection the newborn
    Lateral head anatomy detail. Dissection the newborn
  • Lateral head anatomy detail. Facial nerve dissection.
    Lateral head anatomy detail. Facial nerve dissection.

References

Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 905 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

  1. ^ Snell, Richard S. (2007). Clinical anatomy by systems. Hagerstwon, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 978-0-7817-9164-9.
  2. ^ Cuzalina, Angelo; Smith, C. Blake (2017). "81 - Management of the Aging Neck". Maxillofacial surgery. Peter A. Brennan, Henning Schliephake, G. E. Ghali, Luke Cascarini (3rd ed.). 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.
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