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proper facial nerve (pair)

Identification
Official Latin term nervus facialis proprius (par)
Official term proper facial nerve (pair)
Unit identifier TAH:U9356
Unit type pair
Materiality material
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Link to the unit proper facial nerve (pair)
Links of entity generic: proper facial nerve
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External links PubMed
Partonomic links Level 2: subdivision of cranial nerves Short Extended
Level 3: facial nerve (pair)
Taxonomic links Level 2: segment of branch of nerve Short Extended
Level 3: segment of facial nerve
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Taxonomic definition
Taxonomic definition A proper facial nerve is a segment of facial nerve [segmentum nervi facialis ] which concerns the axis.
Notes
New term for the peripheral part of Nervus facialis. Alternatively, the various parts of the Facial nerve may be mentioned (Pars meatica, Pars labyrinthica, Pars tympanica, Pars pyramidalis. Pars mastoidea, Pars extracranialis) as suggested by Ronald Bleys, Utrecht; see Lang J 1992 Klinische Anatomie des Ohres. Springer, Vienna-New York). The Nervus facialis proprius would become: Nervus facialis, Pars extracranialis.
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Date: 25.06.2025