Superficial nerves and vessels of the lateral face

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After Sobotta's Atlas of Human Anatomy (1906-1911); modernized for Neuro.Wiki

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Superficial nerves and vessels of the lateral face. Lateral view of the face.

Region: face
Structure: face and scalp
View: lateral
System: arteries, veins, cranial nerves, peripheral nerves, muscle
Focus: facial nerve branches in the parotid region, cutaneous branches of trigeminal and cervical nerves, superficial temporal and facial vessels, muscles of facial expression

Auricularis anter
long anastomoses between the branches of the V Trigeminus and the cervical nerves
parietal br. of superf. tempor. art
superfic. temporal art
branches of occipital artery
branches of great occipital nerve
Occipitalis
superf. temporal brs. of auriculo- temporal nerve
prefr. br. of post. aurical. art
auricular br. of vagus
temporal br. of facial nerve
transverse facial art
zygomatic branch of facial nerve
lesser occipital nerve
parotid plexus of facial nerve
parotid gland
great auricular nerve X
buccal branches of facial nerve
Masseter
posterior facial vein
Sternocleidomastoideus
Platysma X
cervical br. of facial nerve
brs. of supraorbital nerve
frontal br. of superf. temporal art
brs. of zygomatico- temporal nerve
Frontalis
zygomatico-orbital art
supraorbital art
frontal nerve
frontal art
supraorbital nerve
medial palpebral art
supratrochlear nerve
Anastomosis dorsal artery of nose
infratrochlear nerve
zygomatico-facial nerve
est. nasal br. of ant. ethmoid. nerve
angular art
infraorbital art
nasal brs. of infraorb. nerve
infraorbi- tal nerve
labial brs. of infra- orbital nerve
Zygomaticus X
Buccinator
buccinator nerve
mental nerve
mental br. art
Triangularis X
external maxillary art
marginal mandibular br. of facial nerve
anterior facial vein X

Source: After Sobotta's Atlas of Human Anatomy (1906-1911). Public domain (Sobotta's Atlas of Human Anatomy, 1906-1911), modernized rendering.