| Buccal branches of the facial nerve | |
|---|---|
 Plan of the facial and intermediate nerves and their communication with other nerves. (Labeled at center bottom, third from the bottom.) | |
 The nerves of the scalp, face, and side of neck. | |
| Details | |
| From | Facial nerve |
| Innervates | Cheek |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | rami buccales nervi facialis |
| TA98 | A14.2.01.111 |
| TA2 | 6304 |
| FMA | 53310 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The buccal branches of the facial nerve (infraorbital branches), are of larger size than the rest of the branches, pass horizontally forward to be distributed below the orbit and around the mouth.