Anastomosis between the temporal branch of facial nerve and auriculotemporal nerve

Anatomi bölümü laboratuarımızda yapılan rutin diseksiyon sırasında, nervus fasialis’in temporal dalı ile nervus aurikulotemporalis arasında oluşmuş bir anastomoz gözlemledik. Yüzdeki mimik kasları, proprioseptif duyuya ait sinir liflerini, nervus fasialis dalları ile bağlantıları olan nervus trigeminalis’in deri dalları yoluyla alırlar. Örneğimizde, nervus fasialis ile nervus aurikulotemporalis arasındaki bağlantı, muskulus orbikularis okuli’nin çok yakınındaydı ve bu da bize bu bağlantının aynı amaca hizmet ettiğini düşündürdü. Nervus fasyal ve nervus aurikulotemporal sinir arasındaki anastomozların iyi bilinmesi, temporal bölgedeki oftalmik ve plastik cerrahi girişimleri sırasında önemlidir. Nervus aurikulotemporalis’in sempatik ve parasempatik sinir dalları, temporal bölgedeki cerrahi girişimler sonucu hasar görebilir. Bu çalışmada, sözü edilen anastomozun önemini tartıştık ve anastomoz dalı ile anatomik noktalar arasındaki uzaklıkları ölçtük.

Nervus facialis’in temporal dalı ile nervus auriculotemporalis arasındaki Anastomoz

We observed an anastomosis between the temporal branch of facial nerve and auriculotemporal nerve during the routine dissection in the Laboratory of the Anatomy Department. Facial mimic muscles receive the proprioceptive nerve fibers by the skin branches of trigeminal nerve which are connecting with facial nerve branches. In our case, facial nerve and auriculotemporal nerve connection was so close to orbicularis oculi muscle and it is thought to serve for the same purpose. The knowledge of anastomosis of facial nerve between auriculotemporal nerve has significant importance during ophtalmic and plastic surgery at temporal region. Sympathetic and parasympathetic nerve fibers of auriculotemporal nerve can be injured by surgery procedures at temporal region. In this study, we discussed anatomic significance of this anastomosis and measured the distances of anastomotic branch between anatomic landmarks.

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