Editing Lesser auricular nerve

{{Short description|Nerve of the head}}
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| Latin           = Nervus auricularis minor
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}}The '''lesser auricular nerve''' originates from the [[cervical plexus]], composed of branches of [[Spinal nerve|spinal nerves]] C2 and C3.

Therefore, the "Great auricular nerve" is incorrectly named "Greater auricular nerve".<ref>
[https://books.google.com/books?id=4qcqDAAAQBAJ&dq=%22lesser+auricular+nerve%22&pg=PA116 Peripheral Nerve Entrapments: Clinical Diagnosis and Management]
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The [[Great auricular nerve]] runs posteriorly to the ear, and is "greater," since it provides most of the [[innervation]] to the ear: the back of the ear, front of the ear and earlobe. The rest is provided by the [[auriculotemporal nerve]], which supplies the skin anterior to the external auditory meatus.

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