Nerve communication between the glossopharyngeal nerve, external carotid plexus and the superficial cervical ansa: Human autopsy case

Anatomical Science International

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 112-119

  Arakawa, Takamitsu ^a   Terashima, Toshio ^a   Banneheka, Shyama ^b   Tokita, Kounosuke ^c   Fukazawa, Mikinori ^b   Suzuki, Ryo ^b   Miyawaki, Makoto ^b   Chiba, Shoji ^d   Kumaki, Katsuji ^b   Miki, Akinori ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NIIGATA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Facial nerve; Glossopharyngeal nerve; Gross anatomy; Human; Transverse cervical nerve

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; EXTERNAL CAROTID PLEXUS; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NERVE PLEXUS; PLATYSMA MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL NERVE; SUPERFICIAL ANSA CERVICALIS; VAGUS NERVE;

AGED; CADAVER; CAROTID ARTERY, EXTERNAL; CERVICAL PLEXUS; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 42449113257     PISSN: 14476959     EISSN: 1447073X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-073X.2007.00183.x     Document Type: Article

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