Zygomatic branches of the facial nerve
Template:Infobox Nerve Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
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.
External links
External links
- Template:SUNYAnatomyLabs – “Branches of Facial Nerve (CN VII)”
- Template:NormanAnatomy (Template:NormanAnatomyFig)
- Template:NormanAnatomy (Template:NormanAnatomyFig)
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