Zygomatic branches of the facial nerve

Zygomatic branches of the facial nerve
	Plan of the facial and intermediate nerves and their communication with other nerves (labeled at center bottom, fifth from bottom, as "Malar")
	The nerves of the scalp, face, and side of neck (zygomatic branches labeled at center, near cheek)
Details
From	Facial nerve
Identifiers
Latin	Rami zygomatici nervi facialis
TA	A14.2.01.110
FMA	53307
	Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The zygomatic branches of the facial nerve (malar branches) run across the zygomatic bone to the lateral angle of the orbit, where they supply the orbicularis oculi, and join with filaments from the lacrimal nerve and the zygomaticofacial branch of the maxillary nerve.

Clinical relevance

To test the zygomatic branches of the facial nerve, a patient is asked to close their eyes tightly.

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 905 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

Anatomy photo:23:06-0105 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Branches of Facial Nerve (CN VII)"
lesson4 at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (parotid3)
cranialnerves at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (VII)
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~humananatomy/figures/chapter_47/47-5.HTM

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