MeSH 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 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);
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.