See Also: lesser occipital nerve(medicine)
lesser splanchnic nerve(medicine)
lesser petrosal nerve(medicine)
lesser internal cutaneous nerve(medicine)
groove of lesser petrosal nerve(medicine)
lesser superficial petrosal nerve(medicine)
renal branch of lesser splanchnic nerve(medicine)
hiatus of canal of lesser petrosal nerve(medicine)
third occipital nerve(medicine)
greater occipital nerve(medicine)

lesser occipital nerve (medicine)


lesser occipital nerve
<anatomy, nerve> Arises from the ventral primary rami of the second and third cervical nerves; supplies the skin of the posterior surface of the auricle and the adjacent portion of the scalp. Posterior to the auricle.

Synonym: nervus occipitalis minor.