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. 2016 Dec 29;7(2):e00619. doi: 10.1002/brb3.619

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The complex SCG branch supply and communication with the cranial and cervical nerves. There are various branches, such as the branch of the internal carotid artery, glossopharyngeal nerve, inferior laryngeal nerve, pharyngeal nerve, branch of the pharyngeal constrictor, pharyngeal plexus of the vagus nerve, communicating branch of the carotid bifurcation, and internal and external carotid branches, observed in the lateral human neck region. Communication between each branch: *1, internal carotid branch; *2, communicating branch of the cervical nerve; *3, communicating branch of the vagus nerve; *4, communicating branch of the common carotid artery; *5, carotid branch; *6, communicating branch of the internal jugular vein. BSMB between the SCG and middle cervical ganglion; CN, cervical nerve; PHYC, pharyngeal constrictors; PHYP, pharyngeal plexus; TB tip branch; and theJUGF jugular foramen (left side, 94‐year‐old female)