- Nerve to the stapedius
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Nerve: Nerve to the stapedius Latin nervus stapedius Gray's subject #202 904 Innervates Stapedius From facial nerve The Nerve to the Stapedius (tympanic branch) arises opposite the pyramidal eminence.
It passes through a small canal in this eminence to reach the muscle.
External links
- nerve+to+stapedius+muscle at eMedicine Dictionary
- cranialnerves at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (VII)
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
Nerves of head and neck: the cranial nerves and nuclei (TA A14.2.01, GA 9.855) olfactory (AON->I) optic (LGN->II) oculomotor
(ON, EWN->III)trochlear (TN->IV) no significant branchestrigeminal
(PSN, TSN, MN, TMN->V)abducens (AN->VI) no significant branchesfacial (FMN, SN, SSN->VII) near origininside
facial canalgreater petrosal (pterygopalatine ganglion) · nerve to the stapedius · chorda tympani (lingual nerve, submandibular ganglion)vestibulocochlear
(VN, CN->VIII)glossopharyngeal
(NA, ISN, SN->IX)before jugular fossaafter jugular fossavagus
(NA, DNVN, SN->X)before jugular fossaafter jugular fossaaccessory (NA, SAN->XI) hypoglossal (HN->XII) Categories:- Neuroscience stubs
- Nervous system
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