CranialandCervicalNerves
Plate124
Greater petrosal nerve from intermediate nerve
Deep petrosal nerve (from internal carotid plexus)
Lesser petrosal nerve
Nerve (vidian) of pterygoid canal
Optic ganglion
Pterygopalatine ganglion
Facial muscles
Orbicularis oculi
Frontal belly (frontalis)
of occipitofrontalis
Corrugator supercilii
Zygomaticus major
Zygomaticus minor
Procerus
Nasalis
Facial nerve (VII)
Levator labii
superioris
Levator
anguli oris
Levator labii
superioris
alaeque nasi
Temporal
branches
Zygomatic
Mentalis
Depressor
septi nasi
Orbicularis
oris
Depressor
anguli oris
Depressor labii
inferioris
(Risorius)
(not shown)
Buccinator
Platysma
Buccal
branches
Mandibular
branch
anterior
2
/
3
of tongue
Taste:
Efferent fibers
Afferent fibers
Parasympathetic fibers
Sympathetic fibers
Sublingual gland
Submandibular gland
Submandibular ganglion
Lingual nerve (from trigeminal nerve)
Caroticotympanic nerve (from internal carotid plexus)
Stylohyoid muscle
Digastric muscle (posterior belly)
Glossopharyngeal nerve (IX)
Tympanic nerve (of Jacobson)
(from glossopharyngeal nerve)
Tympanic plexus
Stylomastoid foramen
Nerve to stapedius muscle
Posterior auricular nerve
Branches to auricular muscles
Occipital
branch of
posterior
auricular
nerve
Cervical
branch
Geniculate ganglion
Internal carotid plexus
(on internal carotid artery)
Internal acoustic meatus
Intermediate nerve
Motor nucleus of facial nerve
Superior salivatory nucleus
Solitary tract nucleus
Occipital
belly
(occipitalis) of
occipitofrontalis
muscle
branches
Chorda tympani nerve
from intermediate nerve
FacialNerve(VII):Schema
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Plate 24
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