Head & Neck Muscles Innervation

All muscles of the region

Innervation

Except

Pharyngeal Muscles

Stylopharyngeus M. (IX)

Soft Palate Muscles

Tensor veli palatini M. (V3)

Tongue Muscles

XII

Palatoglossus M. (X)

Muscles of Mastication

V3

NO EXCEPTION

Muscles of Facial Expression

All tensor Muscles (tensor tympani, tensor
veli palatini)
Laryngeal Muscles
Eye (Extraocular) Muscles

VII

NO EXCEPTION

V3
Recurrent laryngeal N. (CN X)
CN III

NO EXCEPTION
Cricothyroid M. (Superior laryngeal N. (CN X)
SO4LR6

Others
Muscle

Innervation

Anterior belly of digastric & Mylohyoid Muscles

Mylohyoid N. (V3)

Posterior belly of digastric & Stylohyoid Muscles

VII

Geniohyoid Muscle
Strap (Infrahyoid) Muscles

C1
Ansa Cervicalis (C1, C2, C3)