Body Region: Neck

  • May 2, 2026
    The suboccipital nerve is the posterior ramus of C1, the only spinal nerve that has no cutaneous (sensory) territory. It…
  • May 2, 2026
    The nerve to the geniohyoid is carried by the hypoglossal nerve (CN XII) but actually derives its motor fibres from…
  • May 2, 2026
    The nerve to thyrohyoid is a branch from the hypoglossal nerve (CN XII) arising in the carotid triangle, but it…
  • May 2, 2026
    The cervical sympathetic trunk is the superior continuation of the thoracic sympathetic chain, ascending on the prevertebral fascia deep to…
  • May 2, 2026
    The carotid sinus nerve (Hering's nerve) is a branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX) that descends to the carotid…
  • May 2, 2026
    The transverse cervical nerve (C2-C3) is a branch of the cervical plexus that curves around the posterior border of the…
  • May 2, 2026
    The supraclavicular nerves arise from the cervical plexus (C3-C4) and emerge as a group from the posterior border of the…
  • May 2, 2026
    A branch of the vagus nerve (CN X), the recurrent laryngeal nerve follows an asymmetric course on each side. The…
  • May 2, 2026
    The superior laryngeal nerve arises from the inferior (nodose) ganglion of the vagus and divides into an internal branch and…
  • May 2, 2026
    The stellate ganglion is the fusion of the inferior cervical sympathetic ganglion and the first thoracic sympathetic ganglion, present in…

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