Digastric branch of facial nerve explained

Digastric branch of facial nerve
Latin:	ramus digastricus nervi facialis

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 as the CN VII exits the facial canal (it thus branches proximal to the parotid plexus of facial nerve). It commonly arises in common with the stylohyoid branch of facial nerve.^[3]

External links

• http://www.dartmouth.edu/~humananatomy/figures/chapter_47/47-5.HTM

Notes and References

1. Book: Gray, Henry . Gray's Anatomy . 1918 . 20th . 905.
2. Web site: digastric branch of facial nerve . 2023-08-04 . TheFreeDictionary.com . en.
3. Book: Standring, Susan . Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice . 2020 . 978-0-7020-7707-4 . 42th . New York . 581 . 1201341621.