Root: C2

Associated nerves:

Great auricular nerve
Transverse cervical nerve
Lesser occipital nerve
Ansa cervicalis
Segmental branches of cervical plexus

Motor innervation:

Omohyoid (inferior belly)
Sternohyoid (lower part)
Sternothyroid (lower part)

Sensory innervation:

Face, over the parotid gland
Inferior part of the auricle
Mastoid process
Anterior and lateral parts of the neck
Superior part of the auricle
Skin behind the auricles

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