| Digastric branch of facial nerve | |
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Plan of the facial and intermediate nerves and their communication with other nerves. ("To digastric" labeled at bottom left.)
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| Identifiers | |
| Latin | ramus digastricus nervi facialis |
| TA98 | A14.2.01.105 |
| TA2 | 6298 |
| FMA | 53288 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The digastric branch of facial nerve provides motor innervation to the posterior belly of the digastric muscle.[1][2] It branches from the facial nerve (CN VII) near to the stylomastoid foramen[1] as the CN VII exits the facial canal (it thus branches proximal to the parotid plexus of facial nerve).[2] It commonly arises in common with the stylohyoid branch of facial nerve.[3]
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The cranial nerves
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| Terminal (CN 0) |
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| Olfactory (CN I) |
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| Optic (CN II) |
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| Oculomotor (CN III) |
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| Trochlear (CN IV) |
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| Trigeminal (CN V) |
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| Abducens (CN VI) |
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| Facial (CN VII) |
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| Vestibulocochlear (CN VIII) |
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| Glossopharyngeal (CN IX) |
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| Vagus (CN X) |
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| Accessory (CN XI) |
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| Hypoglossal (CN XII) |
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