Zygomatic branches of the facial nerve
- Zygomatic branches of the facial nerve
Infobox Nerve
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Latin = rami zygomatici nervi facialis
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Caption = Plan of the facial and intermediate nerves and their communication with other nerves. (Labeled at center bottom, fifth from bottom, as "Malar".)
Caption2 = The nerves of the scalp, face, and side of neck. (Zygomatic labeled at center, near cheek.)
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DorlandsPre = r_02
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The Zygomatic branches of the facial nerve (malar branches) run across the zygomatic bone to the lateral angle of the orbit, where they supply the Orbicularis oculi, and join with filaments from the lacrimal nerve and the zygomaticofacial branch of the maxillary nerve.
ee also
* Zygomatic nerve
External links
* - "Branches of Facial Nerve (CN VII)"
* (NormanAnatomyFig|parotid3)
* (NormanAnatomyFig|VII)
* http://www.dartmouth.edu/~humananatomy/figures/chapter_47/47-5.HTM
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