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.

2022年5月24日 · Cranial nerve 7, which is also called the facial nerve, controls movement of the face, including the forehead, eyelids, cheeks, mouth, and jaw. The facial nerve can be damaged due to trauma, inflammation, infections, or disease.

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 …

2023年7月24日 · The facial nerve is the seventh cranial nerve (CN VII). It arises from the brain stem and extends posteriorly to the abducens nerve and anteriorly to the vestibulocochlear nerve.

2024年11月2日 · 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.

2023年10月30日 · 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.

2023年5月23日 · 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: There are four major functions of the facial nerve:

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).

2025年1月22日 · 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.

2015年5月22日 · In this article, we review normal facial nerve anatomy, clinical presentations, imaging approaches, and selected cases of facial nerve abnormality (Table 1). The facial nerve is a mixed cranial nerve with motor, parasympathetic, and sensory branches.