Branches of facial nerve are_______________?
Correct answer: D. All of the above
- A. Digastric
- B. Stylohyoid
- C. Posterior auricular
- D. All of the above
Explanation
The facial nerve gives extracranial branches to the posterior auricular, stylohyoid, and posterior belly of digastric muscles before dividing into its terminal branches in the parotid gland. Thus all three listed branches belong to the facial nerve.
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