Marginal mandibular branch of the facial nerve

Marginal mandibular branch of the facial nerve
Plan of the facial and intermediate nerves and their communication with other nerves. (Labeled at center bottom, second from bottom, as "Mandibular".)
The nerves of the scalp, face, and side of neck.
Details
From	Facial nerve
Identifiers
Latin	ramus marginalis mandibularis nervi facialis
TA98	A14.2.01.113
TA2	6305
FMA	53365
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy [edit on Wikidata]

The marginal mandibular branch of the facial nerve arises from the facial nerve (CN VII) in the parotid gland at the parotid plexus. It passes anterior-ward deep to the platysma and depressor anguli oris muscles. It provides motor innervation to muscles of the lower lip and chin:^{[citation needed]} the depressor labii inferioris muscle, depressor anguli oris muscle, and mentalis muscle.^[1] It communicates with the mental branch of the inferior alveolar nerve.^{[citation needed]}