Zygomaticofacial nerve

Zygomaticofacial nerve
Zygomaticofacial nerve
	Distribution of the maxillary and mandibular nerves, and the submaxillary ganglion (zygomaticofacial not labeled, but region visible)
	Mandibular division of the trifacial nerve (zygomaticofacial labeled at center right)
Details
From	Zygomatic nerve
Innervates	Prominence of the cheek
Identifiers
Latin	ramus zygomaticofacialis nervi zygomatici
TA98	A14.2.01.058
TA2	6234
FMA	52973
	Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy [edit on Wikidata]

The zygomaticofacial nerve (or zygomaticofacial branch of zygomatic nerve or malar branch of zygomatic nerve^{[citation needed]}) is a cutaneous (sensory) branch of the maxillary nerve (CN V₂) that arises within the orbit.^[1] The zygomaticofacial nerve penetrates^{[dubious – discuss]} the inferolateral angle of the orbit, emerging into the face through^[2]^: 631 the zygomaticofacial foramen,^[2]^: 615 then penetrates the orbicularis oculi muscle to reach^[2]^: 631 and innervate the skin of the prominence of the cheek.^[2]^: 631^[3]

Anatomy

The nerve may sometimes be absent.^[2]^: 631

^ Rea, Paul (2016). "2 - Head". Essential Clinically Applied Anatomy of the Peripheral Nervous System in the Head and Neck. Academic Press. pp. 21–130. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-803633-4.00002-8. ISBN 978-0-12-803633-4.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. p. 683. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Hwang K, Jin S, Park JH, Chung IH (2007). "Cutaneous distribution of zygomaticofacial nerve". The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. 18 (3): 575–7. doi:10.1097/SCS.0b013e3180338584. PMID 17538320. S2CID 11549568.