Parotid plexus
(Redirected from Pes anserinus (facial nerve))
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Branches
Commonly, it divides into the following branches (several variations):
- The temporal branches, cross the zygomatic arch to the temporal region.
- The zygomatic branches, cross the zygomatic bone to the orbit.
- The buccal branches, pass forward to below the orbit and around the mouth.
- The marginal mandibular branch passes forward to the lower lip and chin.
- The cervical branch runs forward forming a series of arches over the suprahyoid region to the platysma muscle.[1]
References
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External links
- http://www.dartmouth.edu/~humananatomy/figures/chapter_47/47-5.HTM
- cranialnerves at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (VII)
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