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facial nerve

See for:

cranial nerve VII

See for:

facial nerve motor nucleus

Broader Terms:

cranial nerve

Scope Note:

seventh cranial nerve; has two parts, the larger motor root which may be called the facial nerve proper, and the smaller intermediate or sensory root, which together provide efferent innervation to the muscles of facial expression and to the lacrimal and salivary glands, and convey afferent information for taste from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue and for touch from the external ear.

Term Number:

2048-2156


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