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
Dorlands /Elsevier	r_02/12692551
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.

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

Lateral head anatomy detail

Lateral head anatomy detail.Dissection the newborn

Lateral head anatomy detail.Facial nerve dissection.

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