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Cervical branch of the facial nerve information


Cervical branch of the facial nerve
Plan of the facial and intermediate nerves and their communication with other nerves. (Labeled at center bottom, as "Cervical".)
The nerves of the scalp, face, and side of neck. (Cervical labeled at center, in dark region under jaw.)
Details
FromFacial nerve
InnervatesPlatysma muscle
Identifiers
Latinramus colli nervi facialis
TA98A14.2.01.114
TA26306
FMA53396
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy
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The cervical branch of the facial nerve is a nerve in the neck. It is a branch of the facial nerve (VII). It supplies the platysma muscle, among other functions.

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