NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

HEAD NECK

SCALP FACE TEMPLE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The branch of the facial nerve (VII) that affects the neck and the platysma muscle.
A
Buccal nerve
B
Zygomatic nerve
C
Cervical nerve
D
Temporal nerve
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The buccal branch – innervating the cheek muscles, including the buccinator muscle. The mandibular branch – innervating muscles of the lower part of the face. The cervical branch – innervating the muscles below the chin and, among others, the platysma muscle[4][1]

Detailed explanation-2: -Cervical branch: supplies the platysma muscle in the neck.

Detailed explanation-3: -The principal muscles are the frontalis, orbicularis oculi, buccinator, orbicularis oris, platysma, the posterior belly of the digastric, and the stapedius muscle.

Detailed explanation-4: -Facial Nerve (Cranial Nerve VII)–General Information. General: Cranial nerve seven (CN VII) is responsible for both efferent and afferent modalities in the head and neck including: Branchial motor fibers that innervate: muscles of “facial expression"

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