Innervation of the lower third of the sternocleidomastoid muscle by the ansa cervicalis through the C1 descendens hypoglossal branch: a previously unreported anatomical variant

The British Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
J N BlytheP A Brennan

Abstract

We describe a previously unreported anatomical variant (found during a routine neck dissection) in which the lower third of the sternocleidomastoid was innervated by the C1 branch of the ansa cervicalis (descendens hypoglossi).

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May 20, 2005·Annals of Anatomy = Anatomischer Anzeiger : Official Organ of the Anatomische Gesellschaft·Marwan F Abu-Hijleh
Aug 1, 2021·Acta Medica (Hradec Králové)·George ParaskevasMarios Salmas

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