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seventh cranial nerve

seventh cranial nerve The seventh cranial nerve is the facial nerve.

The seventh cranial nerve is the facial nerve. It includes a main movement-related branch and a smaller sensory branch that help move the muscles used for facial expression, supply the tear and salivary glands, and carry taste from the front part of the tongue and touch sensation from the outer ear.

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Drafting source: U.S. National Library of Medicine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), 2026 descriptor edition. “Facial Nerve” (D005154).
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