Posterior Auricular Nerve | |
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Details | |
From | Facial nerve |
Innervates | Posterior auricular muscle, occipitalis muscle (posterior part of occipitofrontalis) |
Identifiers | |
Latin | n. auricularis posterior |
TA98 | A14.2.01.102 |
TA2 | 6295 |
FMA | 53278 |
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy |
The posterior auricular nerve is a nerve of the head. It is a branch of the facial nerve (CN VII). It communicates with branches from the vagus nerve, the great auricular nerve, and the lesser occipital nerve. Its auricular branch supplies the posterior auricular muscle, the intrinsic muscles of the auricle, and gives sensation to the auricle. Its occipital branch supplies the occipitalis muscle.