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Cervical branch of the facial nerve
Introduction
The cervical branch of the facial nerve runs forward beneath the Platysma, 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; others supply the Platysma.
External links
- Template:SUNYAnatomyLabs – “Branches of Facial Nerve (CN VII)”
- Template:NormanAnatomy (Template:NormanAnatomyFig)
- Template:NormanAnatomy (Template:NormanAnatomyFig)
Editor-In-Chief: Template:Infobox Nerve C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]