Stylohyoid branch of facial nerve

The stylohyoid branch of facial nerve provides motor innervation to the stylohyoid muscle. It frequently arises from the facial nerve (CN VII) in common with the digastric branch of facial nerve.

It is long and slender. It enters the stylohyoid muscle at the middle portion of the muscle.

References

External links

• http://www.dartmouth.edu/~humananatomy/figures/chapter_47/47-5.HTM