Radiology Lexicon

Last uploaded: November 20, 2020
Preferred Name

chorda tympani

Synonyms

radix parasympathica ganglii submandibularis

Definitions

A branch of the facial (7th cranial) nerve which passes through the middle ear and continues through the petrotympanic fissure. The chorda tympani nerve carries taste sensation from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue and conveys parasympathetic efferents to the salivary glands. [MeSH]

ID

http://radlex.org/RID/RID12148

Branch_Of

http://radlex.org/RID/RID12119

http://radlex.org/RID/RID14590

Definition

A branch of the facial (7th cranial) nerve which passes through the middle ear and continues through the petrotympanic fissure. The chorda tympani nerve carries taste sensation from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue and conveys parasympathetic efferents to the salivary glands. [MeSH]

FMAID

53228

label

RID12148

Preferred_name

chorda tympani

Preferred_name_German

chorda tympani

prefixIRI

RID12148

Regional_Part_Of

http://radlex.org/RID/RID12119

Synonym

radix parasympathica ganglii submandibularis

UMLS_ID

C0008483

subClassOf

http://radlex.org/RID/RID14410

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