posterior auricular nerve

Origin

• facial nerve (CN VII)

Innervation

• posterior auricle
• intrinsic muscles of the auricle
• occipital belly of the occipitofrontalis muscle

Course

• 1st extracranial branch of the facial nerve (CN VII)
• it passes behind the ear

Branches

• occipital nerve

More general terms

• peripheral nerve

Component of

• facial nerve (CN VII)

Components

• occipital nerve