Cutaneous supply over parotid gland is by
3 main salivary glands include parotid gland, submandibular gland and sublingual gland. The skin over the parotid gland is supplied by the greater auricular nerve and auriculotemporal nerve. Greater auricular nerve supplies the greater pa of auricle& the auriculotemporal nerve supplies the anterior pa of auricle and temporal area, also carries secretomotor fibers to the parotid gland and sensory innervation of parotid gland Preganglionic parasympathetic fibers to the oticGanglion come from the glossopharyngeal nerve. Facial nerve (VII) exits the skull through stylomastoid foramen & then passes into parotid gland, where it usually divides into upper & lower trunk.
Auriculotemporal nerve
Greater auricular nerve
Greater occipital nerve
Facial nerve
FMGE 2017