Mnemonic _ Facial Nerve_ Branches After Stylomastoid Foramen medical notes for med students

The facial nerve, located in the 7th cranial nerve, contains nerve fibres responsible for facial expression and movement. Tear glands and taste buds for the front two-thirds of the tongue are both supplied by nerves that go via the facial nerve (lacrimal gland). Among its many off-duty muscles is the stapedius, which helps moderate our sensitivity to noise level.

 

How To Remember Facial Nerve: Branches After Stylomastoid Foramen ?

Facial Nerve: Branches After Stylomastoid Foramen

From superior to inferior:

  • Temporal branch
  • Zygomatic branch
  • Buccal branch
  • Mandibular branch
  • Cervical branch (Posterior auricular nerve)

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Mind Map / Concept Map /Memory Aid/ Mnemonic To Remember Facial Nerve: Branches After Stylomastoid Foramen

Mnemonic _ Facial Nerve_ Branches After Stylomastoid Foramen

Remember this for your NExT Medical Exit Test exam & USMLE, Pre-Med, NCLEX exams, 

Dr. Arin Nandi

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