| Third occipital nerve | |
|---|---|
 Posterior primary divisions of the upper threecervical nerves. (Third occipital nerve visible at center.) | |
 Diagram of the distribution of the cutaneous branches of the posterior divisions of the spinal nerves. (Third cervical labeled at top.) | |
| Details | |
| From | C3 |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | nervus occipitalis tertius |
| TA98 | A14.2.02.009 |
| TA2 | 6367 |
| FMA | 65608 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
While under thetrapezius, the medial branch of theposterior division of the thirdcervical nerve gives off a branch called thethird occipital nerve (also known as the least occipital nerve), which pierces the Trapezius and ends in the skin of the lower part of the back of the head.
It lies medial to thegreater occipital nerve and communicates with it.
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