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Descriptor
English
:
Facial Nerve
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Nervio Facial
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Nervo Facial
Synonyms
English
:
Cranial Nerve VII
Seventh Cranial Nerve
Tree Number:
A08.800.800.120.250
Definition
English
:
The 7th cranial nerve. The
facial nerve
has two parts, the larger motor root which may be called the
facial nerve
proper, and the smaller intermediate or sensory root. Together they 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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
7th cranial nerve; neopl: coord
FACIAL NERVE DISEASES
(IM) +
CRANIAL NERVE NEOPLASMS
(IM) + histol type of neopl (IM)
Entry Combination - descr/qualif
English
:
Facial Nerve
/
injuries
use
Facial Nerve Injuries
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
abnormalities
anatomy & histology
blood supply
chemistry
cytology
drug effects
embryology
enzymology
growth & development
immunology
metabolism
microbiology
pathology
physiology
physiopathology
parasitology
radiography
radiation effects
radionuclide imaging
secretion
surgery
transplantation
ultrastructure
ultrasonography
virology
Record Number:
5255
Unique Identifier:
D005154
Occurrence in VHL
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