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facial nerve structural organization
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Accession
GO:0021612
Name
facial nerve structural organization
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
facial nerve structural organisation, CN VII structural organization
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The process that contributes to the act of creating the structural organization of the facial nerve. This process pertains to the physical shaping of a rudimentary structure. This sensory and motor nerve supplies the muscles of facial expression and the expression and taste at the anterior two-thirds of the tongue. The principal branches are the superficial opthalmic, buccal, palatine and hyomandibular. The main trunk synapses within pterygopalatine ganglion in the parotid gland and this ganglion then gives of nerve branches which supply the lacrimal gland and the mucous secreting glands of the nasal and oral cavities.
Source:
GOC:cls,
GOC:dph,
GO_REF:0000021,
GOC:dgh,
GOC:jid,
ISBN:0838580343
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