Planteome: Term Details for "facial nerve formation" (GO:0021611)

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Term Information

Accession: GO:0021611
Name: facial nerve formation
Ontology: biological_process
Synonyms: CN VII biosynthesis, CN VII formation
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: The process that gives rise to the facial nerve. This process pertains to the initial formation of a structure from unspecified parts. 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 of 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:0021611 at QuickGO
Subset: None
Related: Link to all annotated objects annotated to facial nerve formation.; Link to all direct and indirect annotations to facial nerve formation.; Link to all direct and indirect annotations download (limited to first 10,000) for facial nerve formation.
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