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205:facial nerve
202:
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104:A14.2.01.110
91:
75:Facial nerve
40:Plan of the
1649:Hypoglossal
1030:Near origin
829:optic tract
223:Connections
81:Identifiers
1705:Categories
1242:Vestibular
1154:mandibular
1127:stylohyoid
1117:Suprahyoid
1042:Geniculate
980:mandibular
970:ophthalmic
923:Trigeminal
841:Oculomotor
373:References
1731:Neurology
1662:Branches
1610:Accessory
1530:posterior
1517:Pulmonary
1203:(CN VIII)
1144:zygomatic
1122:digastric
1005:Branches
975:maxillary
966:Branches
907:Branches
894:Trochlear
864:Branches
763:Olfactory
597:196813653
581:0072-9752
290:electrode
239:from the
199:Structure
1651:(CN XII)
1525:anterior
1482:internal
1477:external
1416:inferior
1411:superior
1407:Ganglia
1307:Tympanic
1286:inferior
1281:superior
1277:Ganglia
1159:cervical
1139:temporal
1023:(CN VII)
992:Abducens
882:inferior
868:superior
843:(CN III)
729:Terminal
665:parotid3
620:Saunders
589:31307611
555:Elsevier
470:Elsevier
389:page 905
351:See also
263:Function
251:and the
235:and the
183:and the
1695:Anatomy
1666:lingual
1658:Nucleus
1634:Cranial
1618:Nuclei
1612:(CN XI)
1560:Hepatic
1542:Abdomen
1398:Before
1268:Before
1261:(CN IX)
1209:Nuclei
1104:foramen
1001:Nucleus
994:(CN VI)
956:Course
931:Nuclei
903:Nucleus
896:(CN IV)
849:Nuclei
820:Course
810:Nuclei
804:(CN II)
781:Course
771:Nuclei
747:Course
737:Nuclei
660:lesson4
304:(TMJ).
280:Testing
187:of the
163:of the
66:Details
1681:Portal
1639:Spinal
1579:Nuclei
1550:Celiac
1504:Thorax
1427:After
1391:(CN X)
1358:Nuclei
1297:After
1170:Nuclei
1149:buccal
1051:Inside
1021:Facial
925:(CN V)
765:(CN I)
731:(CN 0)
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397:(1918)
161:nerves
159:) are
42:facial
1555:Renal
1389:Vagus
802:Optic
593:S2CID
387:from
243:(CN V
213:orbit
191:(CN V
173:orbit
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128:53307
87:Latin
1452:Neck
719:The
632:ISBN
585:PMID
577:ISSN
567:ISBN
526:ISBN
482:ISBN
434:ISBN
165:face
151:The
116:6303
99:TA98
71:From
44:and
1100:At
950:TMN
935:PSN
875:of
677:VII
624:doi
559:doi
518:doi
474:doi
426:doi
195:).
123:FMA
111:TA2
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