- Source: Digastric branch of facial nerve
The digastric branch of facial nerve provides motor innervation to the posterior belly of the digastric muscle. It branches from the facial nerve (CN VII) near to the stylomastoid foramen as the CN VII exits the facial canal (it thus branches proximal to the parotid plexus of facial nerve). It commonly arises in common with the stylohyoid branch of facial nerve.
References
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
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Digastric branch of facial nerve
- Facial nerve
- Digastric muscle
- Stylohyoid branch of facial nerve
- List of nerves of the human body
- Facial muscles
- Mandibular nerve
- Hypoglossal nerve
- Mastoid part of the temporal bone
- Trigeminal nerve
