Digastric branch
Ramus digastricus
Definition
The digastric branch originates at the stylomastoid foramen, near the internal auricular branch and the caudal auricular nerve. It descends between the parotid gland and the occipitohyoid muscle to end its course by supplying the caudal belly and the occipitomandibular part (in the horse) of the digastric muscle.
References
Constantinescu GM, Schaller O. Illustrated veterinary anatomical nomenclature, 3rd Edition, Enke Verlag, Stuttgart, 2012.
Barone R, Simoens P. Anatomie comparée des mammifères domestiques, Tome 7, Neurologie II, Vigot, Paris, 2010.
