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By
Dr.P.Priya
Introduction
Facial is the nerve of the second branchial
arch
Facial nerve consists of a motor and sensory
root
Sensory root also known as the nervous
intermedius
Nervous intermedius carries its sensory and
parasympathetic fibres
Functional components
Special visceral or branchial efferent column:
Supply muscles which are developed from second
branchial arch
Nuclei
The fibres of the nerve arise from 4 nuclei situated in lower
pons
Motor nucleus :It represents special visceral efferent
column
Superior salivatory nucleus:It is situated dorsolateral to the
caudal part of the motor nucleus and represent the general
visceral efferent column
Upper part of nucleus of tractus solitarius:It represent the
SVA,GVA column
Upper part of spinal nucleus of trigeminal nerve:cell bodies
of these fibres located in genicular ganglion of facial nerve
and represent the general somatic afferent fibres
Central connection
The part of nucleus that supplies muscles of
upper part of the face receives corticonuclear
fibres from the motor cortex of both the right
and left sides
The part of the nucleus supplies muscles of
the lower part of the face receive
corticonuclear fibres only from opposite
cerebral hemisphere
Zygomatic
Buccal
Mandibular
Cervical
Ganglia
The ganglia associated with facial nerve are as
follows
Geniculate ganglion is located on first bend of facial
nerve,in relation to medial wall of middle ear.It is a
sensory ganglion
Submandibular ganglion-is a parasympathetic
ganglion for relay of secretomotor fibres to the
submandibular and sublingual salivary glands
Pterygopalatine ganglion- is also a parasympathetic
ganglion.secretomotor fibres meant for lacrimal gland
relay in this ganglion