IV.D.2 Face: Facial Innervation Page 1 of 4

Objectives:

5.2.1 Identify components of the sensory and motor nerves that supply the face, scalp and muscles of mastication.

5.2.2 Describe the special relationship of the facial nerve to the parotid gland.

Assigned Readings:

Moore's COA: Pages 857-863, 922-931. See the blue boxes on pages 869-871, 934-935 for clinical correlations. See the yellow boxes on pages 872, 936 for "The Bottom Line."

Neuroanatomy page: 61.

Sensory nerves of the face and scalp.

	Step 1: Begin with the skull.
	Step 2: Using the Draw tool, sketch in the distribution of the three components of the trigeminal nerve CN V.

	Notice that the trigeminal nerve provides sensory input from the front of the face. What nerves supply the skin on the posterior aspect of the skull?
Nerves derives from the posterior rami of C2 and C3.