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XB-ANAT-577

Anatomy Term: facial nerve
XAO ID: 0003094
Synonyms: facial nerve, facialis, cranial nerve VII
Definition: "Cranial nerve that branches into the supraorbital (supplying the skin of the eye region and the lateral line organs here), the palatine (to the roof of the buccal cavity), and the hyomandibular (dividing into the jugular and mental branches)."
Stage Range: NF stage 31 to death
Marker Genes: tubb2b
Antibody:
1/4
Develops From:
  		Develops Into:
 
 

Parent(s): cranial nerve (is_a) gustatory system (part_of)

 


References: NCBO BioPortal , Ontology Lookup Service
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