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the great auricular and great occipital. Thus, be it noted, both the 

 occipital nerves come from the second cervical the lesser from its 

 anterior, and the greater from the posterior division. The lesser 

 occipital gives a branch to the back of the pinna. 







i, Iransverse or superficial cervical nerve with its descending (2) and ascending (3) branches 

 5, great auricular ; n, lesser occipital ; 15 to 18, supra-clavicular; 19, br. to trapezius : 

 20, spinal accessory; 23, post, auricular of facial ; 24, infra-maxillary of facial ; 25, great 



The great auricular and the transverse or superficial cervical arise 

 from the second and third. The great auricular emerges on a lower 



