0
The facial nerve, also known as the seventh cranial nerve (CN VII), is an important nerve in the human body responsible for controlling various facial muscles. The facial nerve is essential for facial expression, the sense of taste, and certain functions related to hearing and balance.
Here is a detailed overview of the facial nerve, its functions, anatomy, and related conditions:
Functions of the facial nerve:
Engine function:
The main function of the facial nerve is to control facial expression muscles. It stimulates the muscles that allow us to smile, frown, close our eyes, move our lips, and make many other facial movements.
Taste sensation:
The facial nerve carries taste information from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue, including the taste buds for sweet, salty, sour, and bitter tastes.
Salivary glands:
The facial nerve also innervates the submandibular and sublingual salivary glands, which are responsible for the production and digestion of saliva.
Tear glands and nasal glands:
It controls the lacrimal (tear) and nasal glands, contributing to tearing and the production of nasal secretions.
GI Unisex Salon Unis...
Vaishaly Bharambe
The VII cranial nerve
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What part of the nervous system is affected by the bell's palsy?
The Facial Nerve or Cranial Nerve VII is the nerve involved with Bell's Palsy.
What is the nerve supply of the muscles of facial expression?
The facial muscles are innervated by facial nerve (cranial nerve VII). In contrast, the nearby masticatory muscles are innervated by the mandibular nerve, a branch of thetrigeminal nerve (V).
What cranial nerve serves muscles covering the facial skeleton?
Facial Nerve (VII)
What cranial nerve is responsible for muscles of facial expression?
Facial nerve, the seventh cranial nerve. It leaves the brain along with eighths cranial nerve through internal acoustic meatus and comes out through stylomastoid foramen to supply the muscles of facial expression.
The greater petrosal nerve is a branch of what cranial nerve?
Facial nerve
This parasympathetic nerve emerges from the pons?
facial nerve
How is the nerve supply to platysma muscle?
Facial nerve
What cranial nerve allows you to frown?
Facial nerve
What is another name for facial nerve?
external maxillary nerve.
Which nerve disease can lead to extreme facial pain?
Trigeminal neuralgia is the nerve disease that causes extreme facial pain.
Which nerve affects your sense of taste and facial expressions?
The facial nerves do.
What is the meaning of facial?
Of or pertaining to the face; as, the facial artery, vein, or nerve.
