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	Nerve
		Axillary nerve The axillary nerve is a axilla (armpit).
		Hypoglossal nerve The hypoglossal nerve is the twelfth medulla oblongata between the olive and the pyramids.
		Median nerve The median nerve is a brachial plexus.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/nerve.html (689 words)

	Peripheral nervous system - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		These include the greater occipital nerve which provides sensation to the back of the head, the lesser occipital nerve which provides sensation to the area behind the ears, the greater auricular nerve and the lesser auricular nerve.
		The first nerve off the brachial plexus is the dorsal scapular nerve, arising from C5 nerve root, and innervating the rhomboids and the levator scapulae muscles.
		The radial nerve, which innervates the triceps brachii muscle, the brachioradialis muscle, the extensor muscles of the fingers and wrist (extensor carpi radialis muscle), and the extensor and abductor muscles of the thumb.
	open-encyclopedia.com /PNS (977 words)

	Imigraine.Net B. Todd Troost, M.D.
		The IHS description of occipital neuralgia is the following: occipital neuralgia is a paroxysmal jabbing pain in the distribution of the greater or lesser occipital nerves, accompanied by diminished sensation or dysaesthesiae in the affected area.
		The presumed mechanism of this pain is inflammation involving the greater occipital nerve as it pierces the tendinous insertion of the splenius capitus at the base of the skull.
		The greater occipital nerve (Figure 36.19) is a continuation of the dorsal ramus of C2 and emerges onto the scalp above an oponeurotic sling between the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles (Bogduk, 1980).
	www.imigraine.net /other/occipital.html (1692 words)

	PNS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		These include the greater occipital nerve which provides sensation to the backof the head, the lesser occipital nerve which provides sensation to the area behind the ears, the greater auricular nerve and the lesser auricular nerve.
		The first nerve off the brachial plexus is the dorsalscapular nerve, arising from C5 nerve root, and innervating the rhomboids and the levator scapulae muscles.
		The radial nerve, which innervates the triceps brachii muscle, the brachioradialis muscle, the extensor muscles of the fingers andwrist(extensorcarpi radialis muscle), and the externsor and abductor muscles of the thumb.
	www.therfcc.org /pns-58605.html (922 words)

	CERVICOGENIC HEADACHES
		The sites of nerve compression in the neck are the intervertebral foramina, the spinal canal, the interscalene space and the course of the occipital nerves through the trapezius muscle at the base of the skull.
		As the greater and lesser occipital nerves pierce the trapezius at the base of the skull they are subject to pressure by cervical muscles and spasm.
		Similarly, the nerve is not vulnerable to bony compression between the posterior arch of the atlas and the lamina of the axis.
	www.usdoctor.com /sym7.htm (3406 words)

	IX. Neurology. 6a. The Posterior Divisions. Gray, Henry. 1918. Anatomy of the Human Body.
		The nerve occasionally gives off a cutaneous branch which accompanies the occipital artery to the scalp, and communicates with the greater and lesser occipital nerves.
		Diagram of the distribution of the cutaneous branches of the posterior divisions of the spinal nerves.
		The upper three give off cutaneous nerves which pierce the aponeurosis of the Latissimus dorsi at the lateral border of the Sacrospinalis and descend across the posterior part of the iliac crest to the skin of the buttock (Fig.
	www.bartleby.com /107/209.html (1206 words)

	I.P.C.A. -- Occipital Nerve Block
		Greater and Lesser Occipital Block is an injection of local anesthetic next to the greater and lesser occipital nerves, which are located just beneath the scalp in the back of the head.
		This block is useful in diagnosing and treating occipital neuralgia, relieving or reducing pain in the back of the head in the scalp.
		This means that the pain in the occipital region (in the back or back and side of your head) may not be due to damage or dysfunction of the occipital nerves.
	www.ipcaz.org /pages/occipital.html (693 words)

	Postgraduate Medicine: Three common neuralgias
		It is characterized by paroxysmal stabbing pain in the distribution of the greater or lesser occipital nerves (12).
		Occipital neuralgia may result from posterior head trauma or from entrapment of the greater or lesser occipital nerves by chronically contracted muscles in the neck posteriorly.
		A 23-gauge needle is inserted 3.5 cm inferolaterally to the occipital protuberance, and the nerve is infiltrated with a local anesthetic agent (1% to 2% lidocaine hydrochloride [Xylocaine] or 0.5% bupivacaine hydrochloride [Marcaine, Sensorcaine]) or, occasionally, with a corticosteroid (eg, triamcinolone acetonide).
	www.postgradmed.com /issues/2004/09_04/ashkenazi.htm (3125 words)

	The Gall Bladder Channel of Foot-Shaoyang (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Innervation: The zygomaticofacial and zygomaticotemporal nerves, the temporal branch of the facial nerve.
		Innervation: The zygomatic branch of the facial nerve and the zygomaticofacial nerve.
		Innervation: The branch of the lesser occipital nerve.
	www.drcureme.com /ebook/gb.htm (2945 words)

	The Cervical Plexus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The lesser occipital, greater auricular, transverse cervical and supraclavicular are cutaneous nerves formed by the cervical plexus.
		The nerve passes downwards from its originh to lie on the scalenus anterior muscle.
		It lies anterior to the hilum of the lung, lying between the pleura and the pericardium.
	www.med.mun.ca /anatomyts/nerve/cerplex.htm (354 words)

	Practical Pain Management - Article Abstract
		The greater occipital nerve, which originates from the posterior root of the second cervical nerve in the neck, is the most common nerve to be involved.
		The lesser occipital nerve, arising from the posterior branch of the third spinal nerve in the cervical spine and situated behind the mastoid, is less commonly affected.
		Compression of the occipital nerve has been described along its course up the neck-while exiting from the semispinalis capitis or trapezius muscles-from everyday activities such as leaning against the back of a chair for an extended period of time.
	www.ppmjournal.com /abstract.asp?articleid=P0411F06 (306 words)

	Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine - Marshall University, Huntington, WV
		The scalp overlying the posterior calvarium is innervated by the Greater Occipital nerve, which is derived from the dorsal ramus of C2.
		The Tympanic branch of the Glossopharyngeal nerve innervates the auditory tube.
		It is normally a branch of the Anterior division of the Mandibular division of the Trigeminal nerve (V3).
	musom.marshall.edu /oldsite/ana/grosshom/exam_head_neck.html (2938 words)

	Peripheral nervous system : PNS
		Cranial nerves originate from the brainstem, and mainly control the functions of the anatomic structures of the head.
		It is the nerve compressed in carpel tunnel syndrome[?].
		For points of reference, the 7th intercostal nerve terminates at the lower end of the sternum[?], also known as the xyphoid.
	www.fastload.org /pn/PNS.html (935 words)

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		_______oculomotor nerve, trochlear nerve, ophthalmic and maxillary divisions of the trigeminal nerve, abducens nerve, internal carotid artery, carotid sympathetic plexus____________________________________________________________.
		The anterior ethmoidal nerve is a branch of the lacrimal nerve.
		The external nasal nerve is a branch of the anterior ethmoidal nerve.
	www.uhmc.sunysb.edu /anatomy/HBA521oldexams/dexam399.doc (2096 words)

	occipital headache
		An occipital headache is defined as a sudden jabbing pain in the distribution of the greater or lesser occipital nerves.
		An occipital headache is usually defined as a sudden jabbing pain in the distribution of...
		Occipital nerve injections for neuralgia and unilateral headache syndromes...
	www.health-best.com /headache/5/occipital-headache.html (533 words)

	UH head and neck (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		[The transverse cervical nerve is 1 of 4 sensory branches of the cervical nerve plexus.
		The lesser occipital nerve travels parallel to the posterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle towards the skin in the region of the occipital bone.
		The nerve crosses the infratemporal fossa and joins the lingual nerve, a branch of CN V. The lingual nerve travels forward to the inferior aspect of the tongue where it supplies general sensation (cell bodies in trigeminal ganglion) to the anterior 2/3 of the mucosa of the tongue.
	www2.hawaii.edu /~rosenhei/head.html (11980 words)

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		The cervical plexus, formed by the anterior primary rami of the first four cervical nerves (C1–4), lies deep to the internal jugular vein and the sternocleidomastoid muscle and on the surface of scalenus medius and levator scapulae.
		Lesser occipital nerve (C2) ascends the posterior border of sternocleidomastoid to supply the skin of the upper neck and the scalp behind the auricle.
		It originates at the lateral border of scalenus anterior, at the level of the upper border of the thyroid, and descends behind the internal jugular vein deep to the prevertebral fascia.
	www.frca.co.uk /article.aspx?articleid=100362 (542 words)

	occipital headaches
		Occipital nerve blocks are injections that involve an anti-inflammatory medication with a local anesthetic for patients that suffer from occipital headaches.
		Occipital nerve blocks are injections that involve an anti-inflammatory medication with a...
		Occipital neuralgia is characterized by pain in the suboccipital region and in the back of the head.
	www.health-best.com /headache/5/occipital-headaches.html (618 words)

	Disease: occipital neuralgia : find signs & symptoms
		When these are related to tenderness or inflammation of the nerves supplying this area, the greater and lesser occipital nerves, the condition of occipital neuralgia may occur.
		Irritation of the occipital nerves may occur as the nerve emerges from underneath the neck muscles.
		These same nerves may also be compressed at their origin in the neck, most commonly the C2 nerve roots.
	www.myelectronicmd.com /get_reference.php?Id=991&condition=OCCIPITAL%20NEURALGIA&symname=O&typ=3 (227 words)

	I.P.C.A. -- Greater and Lesser Occipital Nerve Block
		Since these nerves are outside the skull, this block does not involve brain surgery.
		When treating occipital neuralgia or other painful conditions, steroid medication (triamcinolone-Aristocort, methylprednisolone-Depomedol, or Celestone-betamethasone) is added to the local anesthetic.
		Since the scalp is highly vascular, having many tiny blood vessels near the surface of the skin, bleeding is common and to reduce it an icepack may be used after the procedure.
	www.ipcaz.org /pages/procedures/occipital.html (754 words)

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		The main blood supply to the scalp is derived from the following vessels: the superficial temporal artery, occipital artery, internal maxillary artery, posterior auricular artery (all branches of the external carotid artery), and the supratrochlear artery, supraorbital artery (branches of the ophthalmic artery which is off of the internal carotid artery).
		Sensation in the parietal scalp is supplied by the greater auricular nerve, this nerve in conjunction with the lesser occipital nerve also innervates the post-auricular scalp.
		The occipital flap is based on the occipital artery which supplies the lateral half of the posterior scalp and has connections with the contralateral occipital artery across the midline, making the option of a complete posterior scalp flap a possibility.
	www.utmb.edu /oto/Grand_Rounds_Earlier.dir/Alopecia_1995.txt (5192 words)

	Virtual Hospital: Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus III: Nervous System: Plexuses: Lesser ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The lesser occipital nerve may be very small and distributed only to the skin of the neck.
		In some cases instead of its usual dorsal and upward course beneath the deep fascia along the posterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, the lesser occipital nerve passes directly backward, piercing the trapezius muscle near its upper border before reaching the scalp.
		The auricular branch of the lesser occipital nerve may be derived from the greater occipital.
	www.vh.org /adult/provider/anatomy/AnatomicVariants/NervousSystem/Text/LesserOccipitalNerve.html (230 words)

	Occipital Headache - APAC Centers for Pain Management
		An occipital headache is usually defined as a sudden jabbing pain in the distribution of the greater or lesser occipital nerves.
		Differentiating between occipital headache and other forms of headache may be difficult secondary to variability in presentation and considerable symptom overlap.
		Pain is usually localized in the distribution of the greater or lesser occipital nerves.
	www.apacgroupe.com /occipital-headache.htm (112 words)

	Alopecia (Baldness) (Apr.1997)
		The blood supply to the scalp is derived from the following vessels: the superficial temporal artery, occipital artery, internal maxillary artery, posterior auricular artery (all branches of the external carotid artery), and the supratrochlear artery, supraorbital artery (branches of the ophthalmic artery which is off of the internal carotid artery).
		Sensation in the parietal scalp is comes in the form of the greater auricular nerve This nerve also supplies the post-auricular scalp in conjunction with the lesser occipital.
		The greater occipital nerve serves the crown and occiput.
	www.utmb.edu /otoref/Grnds/baldness.htm (5997 words)

	Headache (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		When the occipital nerve has been chronically impinged over a long period of time, the pain is usually numbed by endorphins.
		When you have a tension headache, you are feeling the occipital nerves themselves, at the point where a muscle is touching them.
		he suboccipital muscles at the base of the skull are far more important for the nerve reflexes they cause than for the orthopedic pain in the neck they may produce.
	www.biopulser.com /headache.htm (546 words)

	Cervical plexus (from nervous system, human) -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Sensory branches of the cervical plexus are the lesser occipital nerve (to scalp behind the ear), the great auricular nerve (to the ear and…
		The former connects the internal organs to the brain by spinal nerves.
		Nerves are bundles of the long, tubelike extensions of nerve cells.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=75562 (810 words)

	Capitol Spine & Pain Centers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Occipital neuralgia (or compression of the greater or lesser occipital nerves) may occur as the nerves exit muscle groups along the scalp line.
		Compression of these nerves may result in a burning-type pain in the posterior region of the head with or without radiation behind the ear.
		Nerve compresssion can occur from cervical degeneration or post-traumatic compression of the C2 or C3 nerves.
	www.treatingpain.com /pages/int_pain/headachesneck.html (522 words)

	Occipital Neuralgia- Anyone been diagnosed with it? - HealthBoards Bulletin Board
		An occipital nerve block, a cervical facet joint injection, and another one (i forgot the name there are so many!).
		This nerve has two branches, the Greater Occipital nerve that goes from the middle of your neck up towards the top of your head and the Lesser Occipital nerve that branchs lower and goes up behind your ear and toward your eye and temple.
		The latter reduced the burning pain in her neck and the back of her head, so he then (two weeks later) injected botox in three locations where the nerve leaves the skull, in an effort to block the nerve and stop the muscle spasms.
	www.healthboards.com /ubb/Forum119/HTML/001613.html (603 words)

	Virtual Hospital: Book Name: Section Name: Document Name (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The occipital sinus, which is also subdivided by dural septa, commences at the confluence or its junction with the transverse sinus to enter and descend in the falx cerebelli.
		The occipital lobes of the brain are exposed except for their covering of arachnoid mater and underlying pia, and they normally rest upon the tentorium cerebelli.
		Note the conspicuous greater occipital nerve--one of the thickest cutaneous nerves in the body--arising from the posterior primary ramus of the 2nd cervical spinal nerve*.
	www.vh.org /adult/provider/anatomy/BrainAnatomy/Ch1Text/Section02.html (288 words)

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