Digastric branch of facial nerve
- Digastric branch of facial nerve
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| Nerve: Digastric branch of facial nerve |
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| Plan of the facial and intermediate nerves and their communication with other nerves. ("To digastric" labeled at bottom left.) |
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ramus digastricus nervi facialis |
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subject #202 905 |
The digastric branch of facial nerve arises close to the stylomastoid foramen, and divides into several filaments, which supply the posterior belly of the Digastricus; one of these filaments joins the glossopharyngeal nerve.
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| v · d · eNerves of head and neck: the cranial nerves and nuclei (TA A14.2.01, GA 9.855) |
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| optic (LGN->II) |
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trigeminal
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| abducens (AN->VI) |
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glossopharyngeal
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vagus
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| accessory (NA, SAN->XI) |
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| hypoglossal (HN->XII) |
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