Marginal mandibular branch of facial nerve
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Arcadian
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Latin = ramus marginalis mandibularis nervi facialis |
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Caption2 = The nerves of the scalp, face, and side of neck. |
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The '''marginal mandibular branch of facial nerve''' passes forward beneath the [[Platysma]] and [[Triangularis]], supplying the muscles of the [[lower lip]] and [[chin]], and communicating with the mental branch of the [[inferior alveolar nerve]].
==Clinical significance==
The marginal mandibular nerve may be injured during surgery in the neck region, especially during excision of the submandibular salivary gland or during neck dissections.
==External links==
* {{SUNYAnatomyLabs|23|06|01|03}} - "Branches of Facial Nerve (CN VII)"
* {{NormanAnatomy|lesson4}} ({{NormanAnatomyFig|parotid3}})
* {{NormanAnatomy|cranialnerves}} ({{NormanAnatomyFig|VII}})
* http://www.dartmouth.edu/~humananatomy/figures/chapter_47/47-5.HTM
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[[Category:Cranial nerves]]
[[hu:Ramus marginalis mandibularis nervi facialis]]