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| Nerve: Zygomatic branches of the facial nerve | |
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| Plan of the facial and intermediate nerves and their communication with other nerves. (Labeled at center bottom, fifth from bottom, as "Malar".) | |
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| The nerves of the scalp, face, and side of neck. (Zygomatic labeled at center, near cheek.) | |
| Latin | rami zygomatici nervi facialis |
| Gray's | subject #202 905 |
| From | facial nerve |
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.
See also
External links
- SUNY Labs 23:06-0105 - "Branches of Facial Nerve (CN VII)"
- Norman/Georgetown lesson4 (parotid3)
- Norman/Georgetown cranialnerves (VII)
- http://www.dartmouth.edu/~humananatomy/figures/chapter_47/47-5.HTM
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