Stylohyoid branch of facial nerve | |
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Details | |
From | Facial nerve |
Identifiers | |
Latin | ramus stylohyoideus nervi facialis |
TA98 | A14.2.01.106 |
TA2 | 6299 |
FMA | 53298 |
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy |
The stylohyoid branch of facial nerve provides motor innervation to the stylohyoid muscle.[1][2] It frequently arises from the facial nerve (CN VII) in common with the digastric branch of facial nerve.[1]
It is long and slender.[3] It enters the stylohyoid muscle at the middle portion of the muscle.[1]
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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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