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facial nerve [′fā·shəl ‚nərv] (neuroscience) The seventh cranial nerve in vertebrates; a paired composite nerve, with motor elements supplying muscles of facial expression and with sensory fibers from the taste buds of the anterior two-thirds of the tongue and from other sensory endings in the anterior part of the throat. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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3, for example, the geniculate ganglion is illustrated as being suspended from cranial nerve VIII, whereas in reality the geniculate ganglion has a relationship to cranial nerve VII. For example, the exit for cranial nerve VII passes anterior to the otic capsule through a space (incisura pro otica) left by the growth upward and backward of the parachordals to form the acrochordal plate contacting the otic capsule. |
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