See Also: chorda tympani nerve(medicine)
communicating branch of chorda tympani to lingual nerve(medicine)
Chorda tympani(health)
fold of chorda tympani(medicine)
posterior canaliculus of chorda tympani(medicine)
anterior canaliculus of chorda tympani(medicine)
small canal of chorda tympani(medicine)
tympanic opening of canaliculi for chorda tympani(medicine)
communicating branch of otic ganglion to chorda tympani(medicine)
nerve of tensor tympani muscle(medicine)

chorda tympani nerve (medicine)


chorda tympani nerve
<anatomy, nerve> 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.