Dissection and Exposure of the Whole Course of Deep Nerves in Human Head Specimens after Decalcification

Figure 3

Dissection of the whole chorda tympani nerve from facial nerve, passing through the tympanic cavity and joining the lingual nerve. VN: vestibular nerve, FN: facial nerve, S: stapes, I: incus, M: malleus, CT: chorda tympani nerve, GG: geniculate ganglion, GPN: greater petrosal nerve, CN: cochlear nerve, PTF: petrotympanic fissure, LN: lingual nerve, TM: tympanic membrane, SF: stylomastoid foramen, IAN: inferior alveolar nerve.

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