facial nerve
facial nerve · facial nerves
The seventh of twelve paired cranial nerves that supply motor fibers especially to the…The seventh (VII) of twelve paired cranial nerves that supply motor fibers especially to the muscles of the face and jaw and sensory and parasympathetic fibers to the tongue, palate, and fauces.
Meaning
1 sensesThe seventh (VII) of twelve paired cranial nerves that supply motor fibers especially to the muscles of the face and jaw and sensory and parasympathetic fibers to the tongue, palate, and fauces.
More definitions
- cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles
Translations
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plural: facial nerves| Singular | facial nerve |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles:facialnervus facialisseventh cranial nerve