Term Information

Accession
GO:0021561
Name
facial nerve development
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
cranial nerve 7 development, cranial nerve VII development, CN VII development
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the facial nerve over time, from its formation to the mature structure. This sensory and motor nerve supplies the muscles of facial expression and the expression and taste at the anterior two-thirds of the tongue. The principal branches are the superficial opthalmic, buccal, palatine and hyomandibular. The main trunk synapses within pterygopalatine ganglion in the parotid gland and this ganglion then gives off nerve branches which supply the lacrimal gland and the mucous secreting glands of the nasal and oral cavities. Source: GOC:cls, GOC:dph, GO_REF:0000021, GOC:dgh, GOC:jid, ISBN:0838580343
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0021561 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of facial nerve development (GO:0021561)
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facial nerve development [is_a relation] is_a  cranial nerve development (GO:0021545)
facial nerve development [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  preganglionic parasympathetic fiber development (GO:0021783)
Children of facial nerve development (GO:0021561)
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facial nerve morphogenesis (GO:0021610) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  facial nerve development
facial nerve maturation (GO:0021613) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  facial nerve development
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