Bell's nerve

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:anatomical_structure
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs facial nerve
gptkbp:cranialNerveNumber VII
gptkbp:exitsSkullThrough stylomastoid foramen
gptkbp:function conveys taste sensations from anterior two-thirds of tongue
controls muscles of facial expression
supplies parasympathetic fibers to lacrimal and salivary glands
gptkbp:hasMotorComponent yes
gptkbp:hasParasympatheticComponent yes
gptkbp:hasSensoryComponent yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bell's nerve
gptkbp:innervates muscles of facial expression
posterior belly of digastric muscle
stapedius muscle
stylohyoid muscle
gptkbp:location emerges from the pons
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Sir_Charles_Bell
gptkbp:originatedIn brainstem
gptkbp:parasympatheticBranch chorda tympani
greater petrosal nerve
nerve to stapedius
gptkbp:sensoryBranch chorda tympani
gptkbp:significance gptkb:Bell's_palsy
gptkbp:supplies gptkb:sublingual_gland
lacrimal gland
submandibular gland
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sir_Charles_Bell
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7