Stylohyoid branch of facial nerve
Stylohyoid branch of facial nerve | |
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Details | |
From | facial nerve |
Identifiers | |
Latin | ramus stylohyoideus nervi facialis |
TA98 | A14.2.01.106 |
TA2 | 6299 |
FMA | 53298 |
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy |
The stylohyoid branch of facial nerve provides motor innervation to the stylohyoid muscle. It frequently arises from the facial nerve (CN VII) in common with the digastric branch of facial nerve.
It is long and slender. It enters the stylohyoid muscle at the middle portion of the muscle.
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