Definition

Noun: - Seventh cranial nerve: The "nervus facialis" is the seventh pair of cranial nerves. It is a mixed nerve, meaning it contains both motor and sensory fibers, and it primarily controls the muscles of facial expression. - Facial nerve: This is the common English name for "nervus facialis." It is responsible for motor functions like smiling, frowning, and closing the eyes, as well as sensory functions like taste for the front two-thirds of the tongue.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Damage to the nervus facialis can result in facial paralysis.
  • The surgeon carefully avoided the nervus facialis during the procedure.
  • Bell's palsy is a condition that causes inflammation of the nervus facialis.

Advanced Usage

• Clinical context: The term "nervus facialis" is used in formal medical, anatomical, and neurological contexts to precisely identify this specific nerve.
  • The MRI showed a lesion affecting the nervus facialis.

Variants and Related Words

• Facial nerve: The standard English term equivalent to "nervus facialis."
• Cranial nerve VII: Another formal designation, using Roman numerals as per the standard numbering of cranial nerves.
• Facial palsy/paralysis: A condition resulting from impaired function of the nervus facialis.

Synonyms

• Facial nerve
• Seventh cranial nerve
• Cranial nerve VII

Related Phrases

• Facial nerve injury: Damage to the nervus facialis.
• Facial nerve pathway: The course and branches of the nervus facialis through the skull and face.

Noun

1. cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles