great auricular nerve
A nerve arising from the second and third cervical nerves from the cervical plexus and innervating the skin over the parotid gland, the skin of part of the ear, the adjacent portion of the scalp, cheek, and angle of the jaw. [ http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/great+auricular+nerve http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_auricular_nerve ]
Term info
great auricular nerve
- nervus auricularis magnus
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uberon
greater auricular nerve, great auricular
UBERON:0008833
Term relations
- nerve innervating pinna
- part of some cervical nerve plexus
- branching_part_of some cervical nerve plexus