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Descriptor English: Chorda Tympani Nerve
Descriptor Spanish: Nervio de la Cuerda del Tímpano
Descriptor nervio de la cuerda del tímpano
Scope note: Rama del nervio facial (séptimo par craneal) que pasa a través del oído medio y continua por la fisura petrotimpánica. El nervio de la cuerda del tímpano transmite los impulsos sensitivos del sabor desde los dos tercios anteriores de la lengua y emite fibras eferentes parasimpáticas hacia las glándulas salivares.
Descriptor Portuguese: Nervo da Corda do Tímpano
Descriptor French: Nerf de la corde du tympan
Entry term(s): Chorda Tympani Nerves
Nerve, Chorda Tympani
Nerves, Chorda Tympani
Tympani Nerve, Chorda
Tympani Nerves, Chorda
Tree number(s): A08.800.800.120.250.120
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002814
Scope note: 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.
Annotation: a branch of the facial (7th cranial) nerve; dis: coord IM with FACIAL NERVE DISEASES (IM); neopl: coord IM with CRANIAL NERVE NEOPLASMS (IM) + histol type of neopl (IM)
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
IN injuries
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 65
History Note: 65(63)
DeCS ID: 2865
Unique ID: D002814
NLM Classification: WL 330
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Date Established: 1965/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1998/06/10
Chorda Tympani Nerve - Preferred
Concept UI M0004330
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Chorda Tympani Nerve
Entry term(s) Chorda Tympani Nerves
Nerve, Chorda Tympani
Nerves, Chorda Tympani
Tympani Nerve, Chorda
Tympani Nerves, Chorda



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