Chorda Tympani Nerve
"Chorda Tympani Nerve" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A branch of the facial (7th cranial) nerve which passes through the middle ear and continues through the petrotympanic fissure. The chorda tympani nerve carries taste sensation from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue and conveys parasympathetic efferents to the salivary glands.
| Descriptor ID |
D002814
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.800.800.120.250.120
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| Concept/Terms |
Chorda Tympani Nerve- Chorda Tympani Nerve
- Chorda Tympani Nerves
- Nerve, Chorda Tympani
- Nerves, Chorda Tympani
- Tympani Nerve, Chorda
- Tympani Nerves, Chorda
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