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PonsMotor nucleus
Sup. Salivary n.
N.Solitarius
Internal auditory meatus
Vestibulo-cochlear nerve
Motor root
Nervus intermedius
Facial nerve
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Pons
MedullaFacial nerve
Petrous bone
Internal auditory meatus
Vestibule of internal ear
Geniculate ganglion
Medial wallPosterior wall
Stylo-mastoid fr.
Styloid process
Parotid gland
Course of facial N.
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Facial nerve
Geniculate ganglion
Stylo-mastoid fr.
1- Greater superficial petrosal n.
F.Lacerum
Pterygoid canal
Spheno-palatine ganglion
2-N. To stapedius m.
3-Chorda tympani n.
4- Posterior auricular n.
5- N. to posterior belly of digastric & stylohyoid ms.
Lingual n.
Submandibular ganglion
Branches of facial n.
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Handle of malleus
Chorda tympani n.
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Facial nerve
Posterior auricular n.
Temporal brs.
Zygomatic brs.
Buccal brs.
Mandibular br.
Cervical br.
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