The parotid plexus or plexus parotideus is the branch point of the facial nerve (extratemporal) after it leaves the stylomastoid foramen. This division...

its branches within the parotid gland, thus forming its parotid plexus. Nerves of this plexus then pass through the parotid gland without innervating...

pre-ganglionic parasympathetic secretomotor fibers for the parotid gland from the tympanic plexus to the otic ganglion (where they synapse). It passes out...

facial nerve arises from the facial nerve (CN VII) in the parotid gland at the parotid plexus. It passes anterior-ward deep to the platysma and depressor...

The facial nerve then passes through the parotid gland, which it does not innervate, to form the parotid plexus. The nerve then bifurcates at the pes anserinus...

cervical plexus. It provides sensory innervation to the skin over the parotid gland and the mastoid process, parts of the outer ear, and to the parotid gland...

conveys them to the parotid gland. They produce vasodilator and secretomotor effects. Its sympathetic root is derived from the plexus on the middle meningeal...

anastomosing venous plexus on the side and top of the head. The superficial temporal vein terminates within the substance of the parotid gland[citation needed]...

anserinus, meaning "goose foot", a tendinous structure in the human leg The parotid plexus, also known as pes anserinus. Other species with "goosefoot" in their...

(general visceral efferent) – provides parasympathetic innervation of the parotid gland via the otic ganglion Visceral sensory (general visceral afferent) –...

the CN VII exits the facial canal (it thus branches proximal to the parotid plexus of facial nerve). It commonly arises in common with the stylohyoid branch...

The glossopharyngeal nerve has parasympathetic fibers that innervate the parotid salivary gland. The preganglionic fibers depart CN IX as the tympanic nerve...

deep fascia, the platysma, and integument: it then passes beneath the parotid gland, being crossed by the hypoglossal nerve, the digastric muscle and...

bursitis, inflammatory of the inner knee at the bursa of the pes anserinus Parotid plexus, pes anserinus of the facial nerve PES University, formerly P.E.S. Institute...

the Eustachian tube, the parotid gland, and mastoid cells. It also carries parasympathetic fibers destined for the parotid gland. The tympanic nerve...

the glossopharyngeal nerve supplying the parasympathetic input to the parotid gland for salivation. It lies immediately caudal to the superior salivatory...

posterior facial vein) is a major vein of the face. It is formed within the parotid gland by the confluence of the maxillary vein, and superficial temporal...

the pterygoid plexus. It and passes posterior-ward between the sphenomandibular ligament and the neck of the mandible to enter the parotid gland where unites...

superficial temporal vein descends in front of the tragus, enters the parotid gland, and then joins the maxillary vein to form the retromandibular vein...

submandibular ganglion (submandibular and sublingual glands) otic ganglion (parotid gland) Each has three roots entering the ganglion and a variable number...

parietal bones parietal cell parietal lobe parotid bed parotid duct parotid gland parturition parotid papilla parotid sheath pars flaccida pars opercularis...

expressed in retinal pigment epithelium hair follicle Epithelium of choroid plexus parotid gland skin of thigh skin of arm lower lobe of lung rectum sperm endothelial...

spinal cord The spinal cord List of nerves of the human body Choroid plexus Choroid plexus Peripheral nervous Nerves Cranial nerves List of nerves of the human...

upper aerodigestive tract, consisting of submental, facial, submandibular, parotid, mastoid, occipital and retropharyngeal nodes, together with two chains...

skull and below the wings of the atlas (C1). They are enclosed by the parotid and mandibular salivary glands, and the pterygoid muscles. The ventral...

situated medial to the carotid sheath, (in the suprahyoid region) the parotid gland laterally to it, in the suprahyoid region the infratemporal fossa...

tissue and nervous tissue. There are three sets of salivary glands: the parotid, the submandibular and the sublingual glands. The (exocrine) glands secrete...

All of these glands terminate in the mouth. The largest of these are the parotid glands—their secretion is mainly serous. The next pair are underneath the...

retropharyngeal lymph nodes. The back of the nasal floor probably drains to the parotid lymph nodes. The nerve supply to the nose and paranasal sinuses comes from...

are marked with red. Cranial nerve mnemonics Spinal nerve Plexus Nerve plexus Brachial plexus Standring, Susan; Borley, Neil R. (2008). "Overview of cranial...