Anatomical description of the extratemporal facial nerve under high-definition system: a microsurgical study in rats.
Marcela Maria Rabelo PintoDeivid Ramos Dos SantosLívia Guerreiro de Barros BentesRafael Silva LemosNyara Rodrigues Conde de AlmeidaManuela Rodrigues Neiva FernandesJoyce Pantoja BragaDanusa Neves SomensiRui Sergio Monteiro de BarrosPublished in: Acta cirurgica brasileira (2022)
The anatomy of the facial nerve is comparable to that of humans, with some variations. The most observed anatomical division was the distribution in posterior auricular, posterior cervical, cervical, mandibular, buccal, temporal, and zygomatic branches. There is no statistical difference between the thickness and distance of the structures compared to the contralateral side.