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Marginal mandibular branch of facial nerve
Ramus marginalis mandibularis nervi facialis
- Related terms: Marginal mandibular branch
Definition
The marginal mandibular branch (ramus marginalis mandibulæ) 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.
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/).
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