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... > Nervous System > Peripheral Nervous System > Peripheral Nerves > Cranial Nerves > Facial Nerve > Chorda Tympani Nerve
... > Nervous System > Peripheral Nervous System > Autonomic Nervous System > Autonomic Pathways > Facial Nerve > Chorda Tympani Nerve
... > Nervous System > Peripheral Nervous System > Peripheral Nerves > Autonomic Pathways > Facial Nerve > Chorda Tympani Nerve
... > Nervous System > Peripheral Nervous System > Autonomic Nervous System > Parasympathetic Nervous System > Facial Nerve > Chorda Tympani Nerve

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Chorda Tympani Nerve  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Note

  • a branch of the facial (7th cranial) nerve; dis: coord IM with FACIAL NERVE DISEASES (IM); neopl: coord IM with CRANIAL NERVE NEOPLASMS (IM) + histol type of neopl (IM)

Scope note

  • A branch of the facial (7th cranial) nerve which passes through the middle ear and continues through the petrotympanic fissure. The chorda tympani nerve carries taste sensation from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue and conveys parasympathetic efferents to the salivary glands.

History note

  • 65(63)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D002814

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