Zygomatic branches of the facial nerve

Zygomatic branches of the facial nerve
Plan of the facial and intermediate nerves and their communication with other nerves (labeled at center bottom, fifth from bottom, as "Malar")
The nerves of the scalp, face, and side of neck (zygomatic branches labeled at center, near cheek)
Details
FromFacial nerve
Identifiers
Latinrami zygomatici nervi facialis
TA98A14.2.01.110
TA26303
FMA53307
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The zygomatic branches of the facial nerve (malar branches) are nerves of the face. They run across the zygomatic bone to the lateral angle of the orbit. Here, they supply the orbicularis oculi muscle, and join with filaments from the lacrimal nerve and the zygomaticofacial branch of the maxillary nerve (CN V2).