Cervical branch of the facial nerve | |
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Details | |
From | Facial nerve |
Innervates | Platysma muscle |
Identifiers | |
Latin | ramus colli nervi facialis |
TA98 | A14.2.01.114 |
TA2 | 6306 |
FMA | 53396 |
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy |
The cervical branch of the facial nerve is a nerve in the neck. It is a branch of the facial nerve (VII). It supplies the platysma muscle, among other functions.