Facial nerve
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facial-nerve-165-17384461
title:
Facial nerve
text:
The facial nerve, also known as the seventh cranial nerve, cranial nerve VII, or simply CN VII, is a cranial nerve that emerges from the pons of the brainstem, controls the muscles of facial expression, and functions in the conveyance of taste sensations from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue. The nerve typically travels from the pons through the facial canal in the temporal bone and exits the skull at the stylomastoid foramen. It arises from the brainstem from an area posterior to the crani
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Cranial nerve VII, for the face and tasting
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facial_nerve
date created:
2003-04-24T03:57:13Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T14:16:12Z
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