1493:
399:
411:
428:
49:
37:
1513:
1372:
1367:
1296:
1151:
1131:
1136:
737:
130:
1314:
1141:
303:
1088:
1083:
1146:
956:
747:
1362:
675:
513:
486:
946:
1468:
941:
106:
1538:
961:
684:
670:
41:
Plan of the facial and intermediate nerves and their communication with other nerves. (Labeled at center bottom, third from the bottom.)
1319:
951:
929:
398:
1436:
1267:
1262:
1218:
1213:
924:
410:
161:(infraorbital branches), are of larger size than the rest of the branches, pass horizontally forward to be distributed below the
137:
1244:
1239:
1441:
1352:
1393:
1357:
125:
1483:
660:
1523:
506:
1172:
616:
577:
213:
1291:
989:
914:
742:
1429:
1284:
1279:
1274:
869:
752:
293:
209:
487:
https://web.archive.org/web/20080921093026/http://www.dartmouth.edu/~humananatomy/figures/chapter_47/47-5.HTM
1528:
1003:
499:
333:
1492:
1061:
891:
876:
864:
113:
101:
1518:
1332:
1119:
437:
259:
The facial nerve innervates the muscles of facial expression. The buccal branch supplies these muscles
1327:
1049:
979:
904:
343:
1460:
844:
762:
456:
313:
217:
1533:
919:
839:
655:
1451:
1037:
1032:
1015:
705:
442:
244:
185:
and above the superficial muscles of the face, which they supply: some are distributed to the
1424:
1398:
1388:
1177:
1167:
1044:
984:
803:
782:
772:
725:
679:
643:
248:
240:
198:
1514:
Knowledge (XXG) articles incorporating text from the 20th edition of Gray's
Anatomy (1918)
1412:
1114:
1020:
777:
696:
592:
565:
221:
162:
372:
i. Tap with finger over each cheek to detect ease of air expulsion on the affected side
1497:
1109:
1027:
936:
881:
794:
587:
531:
523:
323:
190:
1507:
1231:
1202:
1124:
1101:
1072:
886:
543:
433:
856:
823:
626:
384:
157:
67:
1191:
631:
604:
194:
467:
283:
236:
225:
474:
118:
17:
479:
459:
at the SUNY Downstate
Medical Center - "Branches of Facial Nerve (CN VII)"
353:
273:
186:
1344:
462:
143:
1306:
491:
48:
36:
166:
89:
77:
1254:
477:
at The
Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (
465:
at The
Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (
182:
495:
224:. These branches also supply the small muscles of the
1481:
189:, joining at the medial angle of the orbit with the
1450:
1411:
1381:
1343:
1305:
1253:
1229:
1200:
1190:
1160:
1099:
1070:
1060:
1002:
972:
902:
853:
832:
822:
793:
724:
695:
642:
603:
564:
530:
124:
112:
100:
88:
83:
73:
63:
58:
29:
416:Lateral head anatomy detail.Dissection the newborn
53:The nerves of the scalp, face, and side of neck.
507:
8:
304:Levator labii superioris alaeque nasi muscle
1197:
1067:
829:
514:
500:
492:
375:• Smile and show teeth (orbicularis oris)
261:
47:
35:
1488:
394:
432:This article incorporates text in the
141:
26:
7:
288:Aids chewing by holding cheeks flat
220:with the infraorbital branch of the
30:Buccal branches of the facial nerve
25:
243:, and join with filaments of the
1491:
426:
409:
397:
216:, supplying them and forming an
138:Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy
369:• Puff up cheeks (buccinator)
1:
1394:Dorsal nucleus of vagus nerve
255:Muscles of facial expression
95:rami buccales nervi facialis
1539:Nerves of the head and neck
1173:Inferior salivatory nucleus
440:of the 20th edition of
404:Lateral head anatomy detail
1555:
617:lateral geniculate nucleus
578:anterior olfactory nucleus
352:
342:
332:
322:
312:
302:
292:
282:
272:
214:quadratus labii superioris
1297:Superior cervical cardiac
990:Superior salivary nucleus
743:spinal trigeminal nucleus
136:
46:
34:
1430:spinal accessory nucleus
870:pterygopalatine ganglion
661:Edinger–Westphal nucleus
457:Anatomy photo:23:06-0104
294:Levator labii superioris
156:buccal branches of the
812:no significant branches
714:no significant branches
554:no significant branches
358:Moves skin of forehead
348:Depresses nasal septum
334:Orbicularis oris muscle
1132:Stylopharyngeal branch
892:submandibular ganglion
877:Nerve to the stapedius
980:Facial motor nucleus
676:parasympathetic root
344:Depressor septi nasi
179:superficial branches
1524:Otorhinolaryngology
1292:Recurrent laryngeal
1137:Pharyngeal branches
915:Posterior auricular
763:trigeminal ganglion
314:Levator anguli oris
298:Elevates upper lip
233:lower deep branches
218:infraorbital plexus
1275:Superior laryngeal
1142:Tonsillar branches
840:Intermediate nerve
656:oculomotor nucleus
1479:
1478:
1407:
1406:
1373:Posterior gastric
1268:pharyngeal plexus
1263:Pharyngeal branch
1186:
1185:
1050:Scarpa's ganglion
1038:lateral lemniscus
1033:striae medullares
1016:vestibular nuclei
1004:Vestibulocochlear
998:
997:
391:Additional images
365:Testing the nerve
362:
361:
245:buccinator branch
208:pass beneath the
152:
151:
147:
16:(Redirected from
1546:
1496:
1495:
1487:
1425:nucleus ambiguus
1399:Solitary nucleus
1389:Nucleus ambiguus
1368:Anterior gastric
1315:Inferior cardiac
1245:Auricular branch
1240:Meningeal branch
1198:
1178:Solitary nucleus
1168:Nucleus ambiguus
1147:Lingual branches
1068:
1062:Glossopharyngeal
985:Solitary nucleus
865:Greater petrosal
830:
680:ciliary ganglion
516:
509:
502:
493:
430:
429:
413:
401:
262:
249:mandibular nerve
241:orbicularis oris
197:branches of the
181:run beneath the
144:edit on Wikidata
51:
39:
27:
21:
1554:
1553:
1549:
1548:
1547:
1545:
1544:
1543:
1504:
1503:
1502:
1490:
1482:
1480:
1475:
1446:
1403:
1377:
1339:
1301:
1249:
1225:
1182:
1156:
1120:lesser petrosal
1115:tympanic plexus
1095:
1056:
1021:cochlear nuclei
994:
968:
906:
898:
855:
849:
818:
789:
720:
691:
638:
599:
593:olfactory tract
560:
526:
520:
453:
427:
424:
417:
414:
405:
402:
393:
381:
367:
328:Flare nostrils
257:
222:maxillary nerve
175:
165:and around the
148:
54:
42:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1552:
1550:
1542:
1541:
1536:
1531:
1529:Nervous system
1526:
1521:
1516:
1506:
1505:
1501:
1500:
1477:
1476:
1474:
1473:
1472:
1471:
1463:
1457:
1455:
1448:
1447:
1445:
1444:
1439:
1434:
1433:
1432:
1427:
1418:
1416:
1409:
1408:
1405:
1404:
1402:
1401:
1396:
1391:
1385:
1383:
1379:
1378:
1376:
1375:
1370:
1365:
1360:
1355:
1349:
1347:
1341:
1340:
1338:
1337:
1336:
1335:
1330:
1322:
1317:
1311:
1309:
1303:
1302:
1300:
1299:
1294:
1289:
1288:
1287:
1282:
1272:
1271:
1270:
1259:
1257:
1251:
1250:
1248:
1247:
1242:
1236:
1234:
1227:
1226:
1224:
1223:
1222:
1221:
1216:
1207:
1205:
1195:
1188:
1187:
1184:
1183:
1181:
1180:
1175:
1170:
1164:
1162:
1158:
1157:
1155:
1154:
1149:
1144:
1139:
1134:
1129:
1128:
1127:
1122:
1117:
1106:
1104:
1097:
1096:
1094:
1093:
1092:
1091:
1086:
1077:
1075:
1065:
1058:
1057:
1055:
1054:
1053:
1052:
1042:
1041:
1040:
1035:
1028:Cochlear nerve
1025:
1024:
1023:
1018:
1009:
1007:
1000:
999:
996:
995:
993:
992:
987:
982:
976:
974:
970:
969:
967:
966:
965:
964:
959:
954:
949:
944:
937:Parotid plexus
934:
933:
932:
927:
917:
911:
909:
900:
899:
897:
896:
895:
894:
889:
882:Chorda tympani
879:
874:
873:
872:
861:
859:
851:
850:
848:
847:
842:
836:
834:
827:
820:
819:
817:
816:
815:
814:
806:
800:
798:
791:
790:
788:
787:
786:
785:
780:
775:
767:
766:
765:
757:
756:
755:
750:
745:
740:
731:
729:
722:
721:
719:
718:
717:
716:
708:
702:
700:
693:
692:
690:
689:
688:
687:
682:
673:
665:
664:
663:
658:
649:
647:
640:
639:
637:
636:
635:
634:
629:
621:
620:
619:
610:
608:
601:
600:
598:
597:
596:
595:
590:
588:olfactory bulb
582:
581:
580:
571:
569:
562:
561:
559:
558:
557:
556:
548:
547:
546:
537:
535:
528:
527:
524:cranial nerves
521:
519:
518:
511:
504:
496:
490:
489:
484:
472:
460:
452:
451:External links
449:
443:Gray's Anatomy
423:
420:
419:
418:
415:
408:
406:
403:
396:
392:
389:
388:
387:
380:
377:
366:
363:
360:
359:
356:
350:
349:
346:
340:
339:
336:
330:
329:
326:
320:
319:
316:
310:
309:
306:
300:
299:
296:
290:
289:
286:
280:
279:
276:
270:
269:
266:
256:
253:
191:infratrochlear
174:
171:
150:
149:
140:
134:
133:
128:
122:
121:
116:
110:
109:
104:
98:
97:
92:
86:
85:
81:
80:
75:
71:
70:
65:
61:
60:
56:
55:
52:
44:
43:
40:
32:
31:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1551:
1540:
1537:
1535:
1532:
1530:
1527:
1525:
1522:
1520:
1517:
1515:
1512:
1511:
1509:
1499:
1494:
1489:
1485:
1470:
1467:
1466:
1464:
1462:
1459:
1458:
1456:
1453:
1449:
1443:
1440:
1438:
1435:
1431:
1428:
1426:
1423:
1422:
1420:
1419:
1417:
1414:
1410:
1400:
1397:
1395:
1392:
1390:
1387:
1386:
1384:
1380:
1374:
1371:
1369:
1366:
1364:
1361:
1359:
1356:
1354:
1351:
1350:
1348:
1346:
1342:
1334:
1331:
1329:
1326:
1325:
1324:Vagal trunks
1323:
1321:
1318:
1316:
1313:
1312:
1310:
1308:
1304:
1298:
1295:
1293:
1290:
1286:
1283:
1281:
1278:
1277:
1276:
1273:
1269:
1266:
1265:
1264:
1261:
1260:
1258:
1256:
1252:
1246:
1243:
1241:
1238:
1237:
1235:
1233:
1232:jugular fossa
1228:
1220:
1217:
1215:
1212:
1211:
1209:
1208:
1206:
1204:
1203:jugular fossa
1199:
1196:
1193:
1189:
1179:
1176:
1174:
1171:
1169:
1166:
1165:
1163:
1159:
1153:
1152:Carotid sinus
1150:
1148:
1145:
1143:
1140:
1138:
1135:
1133:
1130:
1126:
1125:otic ganglion
1123:
1121:
1118:
1116:
1113:
1112:
1111:
1108:
1107:
1105:
1103:
1102:jugular fossa
1098:
1090:
1087:
1085:
1082:
1081:
1079:
1078:
1076:
1074:
1073:jugular fossa
1069:
1066:
1063:
1059:
1051:
1048:
1047:
1046:
1043:
1039:
1036:
1034:
1031:
1030:
1029:
1026:
1022:
1019:
1017:
1014:
1013:
1011:
1010:
1008:
1005:
1001:
991:
988:
986:
983:
981:
978:
977:
975:
971:
963:
960:
958:
955:
953:
950:
948:
945:
943:
940:
939:
938:
935:
931:
928:
926:
923:
922:
921:
918:
916:
913:
912:
910:
908:
901:
893:
890:
888:
887:lingual nerve
885:
884:
883:
880:
878:
875:
871:
868:
867:
866:
863:
862:
860:
858:
852:
846:
843:
841:
838:
837:
835:
831:
828:
825:
821:
813:
810:
809:
807:
805:
802:
801:
799:
796:
792:
784:
781:
779:
776:
774:
771:
770:
768:
764:
761:
760:
758:
754:
751:
749:
746:
744:
741:
739:
736:
735:
733:
732:
730:
727:
723:
715:
712:
711:
709:
707:
704:
703:
701:
698:
694:
686:
683:
681:
677:
674:
672:
669:
668:
666:
662:
659:
657:
654:
653:
651:
650:
648:
645:
641:
633:
630:
628:
625:
624:
622:
618:
615:
614:
612:
611:
609:
606:
602:
594:
591:
589:
586:
585:
583:
579:
576:
575:
573:
572:
570:
567:
563:
555:
552:
551:
549:
545:
544:septal nuclei
542:
541:
539:
538:
536:
533:
529:
525:
517:
512:
510:
505:
503:
498:
497:
494:
488:
485:
482:
481:
476:
475:cranialnerves
473:
470:
469:
464:
461:
458:
455:
454:
450:
448:
447:
444:
441:
439:
435:
434:public domain
421:
412:
407:
400:
395:
390:
386:
383:
382:
378:
376:
373:
370:
364:
357:
355:
351:
347:
345:
341:
337:
335:
331:
327:
325:
321:
317:
315:
311:
307:
305:
301:
297:
295:
291:
287:
285:
281:
277:
275:
271:
267:
264:
263:
260:
254:
252:
250:
246:
242:
238:
234:
229:
227:
223:
219:
215:
211:
207:
206:deep branches
202:
200:
196:
192:
188:
184:
180:
172:
170:
168:
164:
160:
159:
145:
139:
135:
132:
129:
127:
123:
120:
117:
115:
111:
108:
105:
103:
99:
96:
93:
91:
87:
82:
79:
76:
72:
69:
66:
62:
57:
50:
45:
38:
33:
28:
19:
18:Buccal branch
1519:Facial nerve
905:stylomastoid
857:facial canal
811:
713:
627:optic chiasm
553:
478:
466:
445:
431:
425:
385:Buccal nerve
374:
371:
368:
258:
232:
230:
205:
203:
178:
176:
158:facial nerve
155:
153:
107:A14.2.01.111
94:
68:Facial nerve
1452:Hypoglossal
833:Near origin
632:optic tract
338:Purse Lips
318:Soft smile
235:supply the
210:zygomaticus
195:nasociliary
84:Identifiers
1508:Categories
1045:Vestibular
957:mandibular
930:stylohyoid
920:Suprahyoid
845:Geniculate
783:mandibular
773:ophthalmic
726:Trigeminal
644:Oculomotor
422:References
284:Buccinator
237:buccinator
199:ophthalmic
74:Innervates
1534:Neurology
1465:Branches
1413:Accessory
1333:posterior
1320:Pulmonary
1006:(CN VIII)
947:zygomatic
925:digastric
808:Branches
778:maxillary
769:Branches
710:Branches
697:Trochlear
667:Branches
566:Olfactory
1454:(CN XII)
1328:anterior
1285:internal
1280:external
1219:inferior
1214:superior
1210:Ganglia
1110:Tympanic
1089:inferior
1084:superior
1080:Ganglia
962:cervical
942:temporal
826:(CN VII)
795:Abducens
685:inferior
671:superior
646:(CN III)
532:Terminal
468:parotid3
438:page 905
379:See also
354:Procerus
274:Risorius
212:and the
187:procerus
173:Branches
1498:Anatomy
1469:lingual
1461:Nucleus
1437:Cranial
1421:Nuclei
1415:(CN XI)
1363:Hepatic
1345:Abdomen
1201:Before
1071:Before
1064:(CN IX)
1012:Nuclei
907:foramen
804:Nucleus
797:(CN VI)
759:Course
734:Nuclei
706:Nucleus
699:(CN IV)
652:Nuclei
623:Course
613:Nuclei
607:(CN II)
584:Course
574:Nuclei
550:Course
540:Nuclei
463:lesson4
324:Nasalis
268:Action
247:of the
59:Details
1484:Portal
1442:Spinal
1382:Nuclei
1353:Celiac
1307:Thorax
1230:After
1194:(CN X)
1161:Nuclei
1100:After
973:Nuclei
952:buccal
854:Inside
824:Facial
728:(CN V)
568:(CN I)
534:(CN 0)
446:(1918)
308:Snarl
278:Smirk
265:Muscle
1358:Renal
1192:Vagus
605:Optic
436:from
167:mouth
163:orbit
142:[
131:53310
90:Latin
78:Cheek
1255:Neck
522:The
239:and
231:The
226:nose
204:The
193:and
183:skin
177:The
154:The
119:6304
102:TA98
64:From
903:At
753:TMN
738:PSN
678:of
480:VII
126:FMA
114:TA2
1510::
748:MN
251:.
228:.
201:.
169:.
1486::
515:e
508:t
501:v
483:)
471:)
146:]
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
