The 7th cranial nerve. The facial nerve has two parts, the larger motor root which may be called the facial nerve proper, and the smaller intermediate or sensory root. Together they provide efferent innervation to the muscles of facial expression and to the lacrimal and SALIVARY GLANDS, and convey afferent information for TASTE from the anterior two-thirds of the TONGUE and for TOUCH from the EXTERNAL EAR.

Descriptor ID	D005154
MeSH Number(s)	A08.800.050.050.275 A08.800.050.600.149 A08.800.800.060.275 A08.800.800.120.250
Concept/Terms	Facial Nerve Facial Nerve Facial Nerves Nerve, Facial Nerves, Facial Seventh Cranial Nerve Cranial Nerve, Seventh Cranial Nerves, Seventh Nerve, Seventh Cranial Nerves, Seventh Cranial Seventh Cranial Nerves Nervus Facialis Faciali, Nervus Facialis, Nervus Nervus Faciali Cranial Nerve VII Cranial Nerve VIIs Nerve VII Nerve VIIs

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