Three nuclei comprise the facial nerve: the central motor nucleus, the parasympathetic nuclei, and the sensory nucleus. These three parts of the facial nerve send messages throughout your glands ...

Motor neurons in CCS−/− mice showed increased rate of death after facial nerve axotomy, a response documented for SOD1−/− mice. Thus, CCS is necessary for the efficient incorporation of ...

This nerve has its origins in the pons and winds its way through the skull, before exiting through the stylomastoid foramen on the temporal bone. Cranial nerve VII 7, with facial canal Highlighting.

The right facial nerve of 8–10-week-old male mice or postnatal P11–12 male mice was transected at its extracranial course near the stylomastoid foramen under fluothane (2%) anaesthesia with ...