lesser occipital nerve (or small occipital nerve) is a cutaneous spinal nerve of the cervical plexus. It arises from second cervical (spinal) nerve (C2)...
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Occipital neuralgia (ON) is a painful condition affecting the posterior head in the distributions of the greater occipital nerve (GON), lesser occipital...
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greater occipital nerve is a nerve of the head. It is a spinal nerve, specifically the medial branch of the dorsal primary ramus of cervical spinal nerve 2...
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with branches from the vagus nerve, the great auricular nerve, and the lesser occipital nerve. Its auricular branch supplies the posterior auricular muscle...
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External occipital protuberance Internal occipital crest Greater occipital nerve Lesser occipital nerve Occipital artery Occipital bone Occipital bun Occipital...
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Occipital nerve may refer to: Greater occipital nerve Lesser occipital nerve Third occipital nerve This disambiguation page lists articles associated with...
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Occipital nerve block is a procedure involving injection of steroids or anesthetics into regions of the greater occipital nerve and the lesser occipital...
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Scalp (section Nerve supply)
Zygomaticotemporal nerve, Greater occipital nerve, Lesser occipital nerve, Auriculotemporal nerve, Supratrochlear nerve, and Supraorbital nerve. The motor innervation...
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the C2 nerve. These muscles are responsible for enabling the forward bending of the neck. The greater occipital nerve, lesser occipital nerve, greater...
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of mild electrical impulses to stimulate the greater occipital nerve and lesser occipital nerve which are part of the peripheral nervous system and are...
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distribution of the trigeminal nerve, also showing the sensory distribution of the great auricular, lesser occipital, and greater occipital nerves. Side of neck...
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Peripheral nervous system (redirect from Peripheral nerve system)
These include the greater occipital nerve, which provides sensation to the back of the head, the lesser occipital nerve, which provides sensation to...
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respectively. Cutaneous sensation to these areas is via the trigeminal nerve, the attendant nerve of the 1st branchial arch. The final three hillocks are derived...
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nerve of thigh Lateral pectoral nerve Lateral plantar nerve Lateral pterygoid nerve Lesser occipital nerve Lingual nerve Long ciliary nerves Long root of...
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occipital nerve Third occipital nerve Cervical plexus Ansa cervicalis Lesser occipital nerve Great auricular nerve Transverse cervical nerve Supraclavicular...
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Platysma muscle (section Nerve supply)
the parotid gland, the lesser occipital nerve, the great auricular nerve, and the marginal mandibular branch of the facial nerve. Variations occur in the...
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occipital nerve Third occipital nerve Cervical plexus Ansa cervicalis Lesser occipital nerve Great auricular nerve Transverse cervical nerve Supraclavicular...
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Migraine surgery (section Occipital nerve stimulation)
zygomaticotemporal nerve and auriculotemporal nerves in the temple region, and the greater occipital, lesser occipital, and third occipital nerves in the back...
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nucleus leptomeninx lesser occipital nerve lesser omentum lesser palatine foramen lesser petrosal nerve Lesser trochanter lesser wing of sphenoid levator...
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The vertebral vein. Suboccipital muscles Occipital artery Greater occipital nerve Lesser occipital nerve This article incorporates text in the public...
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superficial branches of the cervical plexus—the greater auricular, lesser occipital, transverse cervical, and supraclavicular nerves—emerge from behind...
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A nerve plexus is a plexus (branching network) of intersecting nerves. A nerve plexus is composed of afferent and efferent fibers that arise from the merging...
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and communicates with the greater and lesser occipital nerves. The posterior division of the second cervical nerve is much larger than the anterior division...
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Cervical plexus (category Nerve plexus)
Cutaneous (4 branches): Lesser occipital nerve - innervates the skin and the scalp posterosuperior to the auricle (C2) Great auricular nerve - innervates skin...
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Supratrochlear nerve and Supraorbital nerve Zygomaticotemporal nerve Auriculotemporal nerve Lesser occipital nerve Greater occipital nerve Dural lesions...
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Sphenoid bone (section Lesser wings)
middle of the skull towards the front, in front of the basilar part of the occipital bone. The sphenoid bone is one of the seven bones that articulate to form...
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Sternocleidomastoid muscle (section Nerve supply)
half of the superior nuchal line of the occipital bone. The sternocleidomastoid is innervated by accessory nerve of the same side. It supplies only motor...
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(Esophageal plexus) Vagus nerve Splanchnic nerve (greater splanchnic nerve, lesser splanchnic nerve, least splanchnic nerve) Lymphatics The contents of...
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include: lesser occipital, C-2, great auricular, (C-2 and C-3); transverse cervical, C-2 and C-3; and supraclavicular, C-3 and C-4. These nerve groups transmit...
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pyramid-shaped and is wedged in at the base of the skull between the sphenoid and occipital bones. Directed medially, forward, and a little upward, it presents a...
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