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genu of facial nerve (pair)

Identification
Official Latin term genu nervi facialis (par)
Official term genu of facial nerve (pair)
Unit identifier TAH:U5465
Unit type pair
Materiality material
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Link to the unit genu of facial nerve (pair)
Links of entity generic: genu of facial nerve
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Partonomic links Level 2: tracts of central nervous system (pair) Short Extended
Level 3: tracts of origin in rostral rhombencephalon (pair) Short Extended
Level 4: central roots of rostral rhombencephalon (pair)
Taxonomic links Level 2: white matter of central nervous system Short Extended
Level 3: segment of white matter of neuraxis
Level 4: tract of origin in rostral rhombencephalon
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Taxonomic definition
Taxonomic definition A genu of facial nerve is a central root of rostral rhombencephalon [radix centralis rhombencephali rostralis ] which is the curve of the set of fibers of the facial nerve around the abducens nucleus [nucleus nervi abducentis ] in the pontine tegmentum [tegmentum pontinum ].
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Date: 25.06.2025