See Also: radix nervi facialis(medicine)
radix facialis(medicine)
canalis nervi facialis(medicine)
area nervi facialis(medicine)
geniculum nervi facialis(medicine)
nucleus nervi facialis(medicine)
genu nervi facialis(medicine)
radix medialis nervi mediani(medicine)
radix sensoria nervi trigemini(medicine)
ramus cervicalis nervi facialis(medicine)

radix nervi facialis (medicine)


radix nervi facialis -->
root of facial nerve
<anatomy, nerve> Fibres running from the facial motor nucleus upward to the facial colliculus where they curve around the abducens nucleus and then pass peripherally between the superior olive and sensory nucleus of the trigeminal, to emerge as the facial nerve from the pontomedullary groove.

Synonym: radix nervi facialis.