Nerve to the stapedius

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Nerve to the stapedius
Details
From	Facial nerve
Innervates	Stapedius
Identifiers
Latin	nervus stapedius
TA98	A14.2.01.101
TA2	6291
FMA	53275
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy [edit on Wikidata]

The nerve to the stapedius is a branch of the facial nerve (CN VII) which innervates the stapedius muscle.^[1] It arises from the CN VII within the facial canal,^[2] opposite the pyramidal eminence. It passes through a small canal in this eminence to reach the stapedius muscle.^[3]

References

^ The Big Picture: Gross Anatomy, Medical Course & Step 1 Review. David A. Morton, K. Bo Foreman, Kurt H. Albertine (2nd ed.). New York. 2018. p. 222. ISBN 978-1-259-86264-9. OCLC 1044772257.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
^ Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. p. 749. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Gray, Henry (1918). Gray's Anatomy (20th ed.). p. 904.

cranialnerves at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (VII)

Optic (CN II)

Facial (CN VII)

Near origin	Intermediate nerve Geniculate
Inside facial canal	Greater petrosal pterygopalatine ganglion Nerve to the stapedius Chorda tympani lingual nerve submandibular ganglion
At stylomastoid foramen	Posterior auricular Suprahyoid digastric stylohyoid Parotid plexus temporal zygomatic buccal mandibular cervical
Nuclei	Facial motor nucleus Solitary nucleus Superior salivary nucleus

Before jugular fossa	Ganglia superior inferior
After jugular fossa	Tympanic tympanic plexus lesser petrosal otic ganglion Stylopharyngeal branch Pharyngeal branches Tonsillar branches Lingual branches Carotid sinus
Nuclei	Nucleus ambiguus Inferior salivatory nucleus Solitary nucleus

Vagus (CN X)

Before jugular fossa	Ganglia superior inferior
After jugular fossa	Meningeal branch Auricular branch
Neck	Pharyngeal branch pharyngeal plexus Superior laryngeal external internal Recurrent laryngeal Superior cervical cardiac
Thorax	Inferior cardiac Pulmonary Vagal trunks anterior posterior
Abdomen	Celiac Renal Hepatic Anterior gastric Posterior gastric
Nuclei	Nucleus ambiguus Dorsal nucleus of vagus nerve Solitary nucleus

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