Digastric branch of facial nerve
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.
| Digastric branch of facial nerve | |
|---|---|
 Plan of the facial and intermediate nerves and their communication with other nerves. ("To digastric" labeled at bottom left.) | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | ramus digastricus nervi facialis |
| TA98 | A14.2.01.105 |
| TA2 | 6298 |
| FMA | 53288 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 905 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- lesson4 at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (parotid3)
- cranialnerves at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (VII)
- http://www.dartmouth.edu/~humananatomy/figures/chapter_47/47-5.HTM Archived 2008-09-21 at the Wayback Machine
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