ðə bˈʌkəl bɹˈæntʃᵻz ʌvðə fˈeɪʃəl nˈɜːv ˌɪnfɹəˈɔːɹbɪɾəl bɹˈæntʃᵻz, ɑːɹ ʌv lˈɑːɹdʒɚ sˈaɪz ðɐn ðə ɹˈɛst ʌvðə bɹˈæntʃᵻz, pˈæs hˌɔːɹɪzˈɔntəli fˈɔːɹwɚd təbi dˈɪstɹɪbjˌuːɾᵻd bᵻlˌoʊ ðɪ ˈɔːɹbɪt ænd ɚɹˈaʊnd ðə mˈaʊθ.
The buccal  branches of the facial nerve (infraorbital branches), are of larger size than the rest of the branches, pass horizontally forward to be distributed below the orbit and around the mouth.