facial N branches and what they innervate Flashcards

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temporal branch

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supplies the auricularis superior and auricularis anterior, frontal belly of occipitofrontalis, and superior part of orbicularis oculi

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zygomatic branch

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supplies inferior part of orbicularis oculi and other facial muscles inferior to orbit

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buccal branch

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supplies muscles of the upper lip(upper parts of orbicularis oris and and inferior fibers of levator labii superioris) &buccinator M,

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mandibular branch

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supplies risorius and muscles of lower lip and chin

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cervical branch

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supplies the platysma

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