NERVUS FACIALIS’IN TEMPORAL DALI İLE NERVUS AURICULOTEMPORALIS ARASINDAKİ ANASTOMOZ

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Aksu F., Çeri N. G., Arman C., Tetik S.

Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, cilt.22, sa.2, ss.83-88, 2008 (Hakemli Dergi)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Vaka Takdimi
  • Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Dergi Adı: Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.83-88
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We observed an anastomosis between the temporal branch of facial nerve and auriculotemporal nerve during the routine dissection in the Laboratory of the Anatomy Department.
Facial mimic muscles receive the proprioceptive nerve fibers by the skin branches of trigeminal nerve which are connecting with facial nerve branches. In our case, facial nerve and auriculotemporal nerve connection was so close to orbicularis oculi muscle and it is thought to serve for the same purpose.

The knowledge of anastomosis of facial nerve between auriculotemporal nerve has significant importance during ophtalmic and plastic surgery at temporal region. Sympathetic and parasympathetic nerve fibers of auriculotemporal nerve can be injured by surgery procedures at temporal region. In this study, we discussed anatomic significance of this anastomosis and measured the distances of anastomotic branch between anatomic landmarks.