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Your facial nerve, also known as cranial nerve 7 and CN VII, is a nerve in your head that sends signals from your brain to parts of your face and vice versa. You have two facial nerves, one on each side of your head.
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 seventh cranial nerve (CN VII), the facial nerve, is responsible for providing motor innervation to these facial muscles, enabling you to smile or frown. In addition to motor fibers, this multitasking nerve also contains sensory and parasympathetic components.
The facial nerve, CN VII, is the seventh paired cranial nerve. In this article, we shall look at the anatomical course of the nerve, and the motor, sensory and parasympathetic functions of its terminal branches.
The facial nerve is the seventh cranial nerve. It contains the motor, sensory, and parasympathetic (secretomotor) nerve fibers, which provide innervation to many areas of the head and neck region. The facial nerve is comprised of three nuclei:
The facial nerve and its branches regulate a number of functions of the mouth and face. Learn more about its structure, function, and treatment.
The facial nerve is the 7th cranial nerve and carries nerve fibers that control facial movement and expression. The facial nerve also carries nerves that are involved in taste to the anterior 2/3 of the tongue and producing tears (lacrimal gland).
The facial nerve is also known as the seventh cranial nerve (CN7). This nerve performs two major functions. It conveys some sensory information from the tongue and the interior of the mouth....
The facial nerve provides motor innervation of facial muscles that are responsible for facial expression, parasympathetic innervation of the glands of the oral cavity and the lacrimal gland, and sensory innervation of the anterior two-thirds of the tongue.
The facial nerve, also known as cranial nerve VII, is a mixed nerve responsible for both motor and sensory functions. It innervates the muscles of facial expression, the lacrimal and salivary glands, and provides taste sensation to the anterior two-thirds of the tongue.