BMS271 - Face

Question 1

Branches of facial nerve

Answer 1

• Posterior auricular
• Temporal
• Zygomatic
• Buccal
• Marginal Mandibular
• Cervical

Question 2

Posterior auricular nerve

Answer 2

• occipital belly of occipitofrontalis

Question 3

Temporal branch

Answer 3

• frontal belly of occipitofrontalis,
• superior part of orbicularis oculi,
• corrugator supercilii

Question 4

Zygomatic branch

Answer 4

• inferior part of orbicularis oculi,

- may also innervate muscles innervated by buccal branch

Question 5

Buccal branch

Answer 5

• buccinator,
• zygomaticus major,
• zygomaticus minor,
• levator anguli oris,
• levator labii superioris,
• orbicularis oris superior part,
• levator labii superioris alaequae nasi,
• nasalis,
• risorius

Question 6

Marginal mandibular branch

Answer 6

• orbicularis oris inferior part,
• depressor anguli oris,
• depressor labii inferioris,
• mentalis

Question 7

Cervical branch

Answer 7

• platysma