Cutaneous Nerves of Head and Neck Anatomy

pediagenosis    October 22, 2020    AnatomyPhysiology , HeadNeck    Comment   

Cutaneous Nerves of Head and Neck Anatomy

From ophthalmic division of trigeminal nerve (CN V1) : Supraorbital nerve, Supratrochlear nerve, Palpebral branch of lacrimal nerve, Infratrochlear nerve, External nasal branch of anterior ethmoidal nerve.

From maxillary division of trigeminal nerve (CN V2) : Infraorbital nerve, Zygomaticofacial nerve, Zygomaticotemporal nerve. From mandibular division of trigeminal nerve (CN V3) : Mental nerve, Buccal nerve, Auriculotemporal nerve.

Medial branches of posterior rami of cervical spinal nerves : Greater occipital nerve (C2), 3rd occipital nerve (C3), From 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7^th. Branches from cervical plexus :  Lesser occipital nerve (C2), Great auricular nerve (C2, 3), Transverse cervical nerve (C2, 3), Supraclavicular nerves (C3, 4). Auricular branch of vagus nerve (CN X).