Anterior branch of great auricular nerve

Ramus anterior nervi auricularis magni

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Definition

IMAIOS

The anterior branch (ramus anterior; facial branch) of the great auricular nerve is distributed to the skin of the face over the parotid gland, and communicates in the substance of the gland with the facial nerve.

References

This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).