Biology:Nerve to the stapedius
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| Nerve to the stapedius | |
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| Details | |
| From | facial nerve |
| Innervates | Stapedius |
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| Latin | nervus stapedius |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The nerve to the stapedius is a branch of the facial nerve (CN VII) which innervates the stapedius muscle.[1] It arises from the CN VII within the facial canal,[2] opposite the pyramidal eminence. It passes through a small canal in this eminence to reach the stapedius muscle.[3]
References
- ↑ The Big Picture: Gross Anatomy, Medical Course & Step 1 Review. David A. Morton, K. Bo Foreman, Kurt H. Albertine (2nd ed.). New York. 2018. pp. 222. ISBN 978-1-259-86264-9. OCLC 1044772257. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1044772257.
- ↑ Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. pp. 749. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1201341621.
- ↑ Gray, Henry (1918). Gray's Anatomy (20th ed.). pp. 904. https://archive.org/details/anatomyofhumanbo1918gray/page/904/mode/2up?view=theater.
External links
- cranialnerves at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (VII)
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