Nerves of Oral, Head, and Neck Regions
Anatomy
Zygomaticotemporal branch of zygomatic nerve (CN V2), Deep temporal
nerves (CN V3), Masseteric
nerve (CN V3), Mandibular
nerve (CN V3), Nerve to
medial pterygoid muscle and tensor veli palatini muscles (CN V3) (cut), Zygomaticofacial branch of zygomatic
nerve (CN V2), Maxillary
nerve (CN V2), Infraorbital
nerve (CN V2), Pterygopalatine
ganglion, Greater and lesser palatine nerves (CN V2), Anterior,
middle, and posterior superior alveolar branches (CN V2), Nerve to
lateral pterygoid muscle (CN V3) (cut), Buccal nerve (CN V3), Chorda tympani
(CN VII), Lingual nerve (CN V3),
Medial pterygoid muscle (cut)
(lateral pterygoid removed), Mental nerve (CN V3), Inferior
alveolar nerve (CN V3), Nerve to mylohyoid muscle (CN V3), Submandibular
ganglion, Glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX) and
tonsillar branch, Hypoglossal
nerve (CN XII), Carotid sinus
nerve (of Hering) (CN IX) and carotid body, Nerve to thyrohyoid muscle (C1, 2 via CN XII), Internal and external branches of superior
laryngeal nerve (CN X), Ansa
cervicalis (C1, 2, 3), Superior root, Inferior root, Muscular
branches of ansa cervicalis, Recurrent
laryngeal nerve (CN X), Sympathetic
trunk and middle cervical ganglion, Common carotid
artery, Vertebral artery, Auriculotemporal nerve (CN V3), Middle meningeal artery, Superficial
temporal artery (cut), Facial nerve (CN VII) (cut), Maxillary
artery, Accessory nerve (CN XI) (cut), C1 spinal nerve (anterior
ramus) (cut) C2 spinal nerve (anterior ramus) (cut), Pharyngeal
plexus composed of branches from glossopharyngeal (CN IX), vagus (CN X), and sympathetic
trunk and superior cervical ganglion, Internal carotid artery, External
carotid artery, Vagus nerve
(CN X) and superior cervical cardiac branch, C4 spinal nerve (anterior
ramus) (cut), Phrenic nerve (anterior rami C3, 4, 5), Ascending
cervical artery, Scalenus
medius muscle, Scalenus
anterior muscle, Brachial
plexus (cut) (superior, middle, inferior trunks), Thyrocervical
trunk, Subclavian artery.
