Branches of the facial nerve inside the temporal bone
GSC
Loss of these functions helps localise the level of a facial nerve lesion.
Omits the branch to the sensory auricular area and the order along the canal.
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GSC. It helps you recall: Branches of the facial nerve inside the temporal bone.
Greater petrosal nerve, lacrimation
Nerve to stapedius, hyperacusis
Chorda tympani, taste on anterior two-thirds of tongue
G: Greater petrosal nerve, lacrimation; S: Nerve to stapedius, hyperacusis; C: Chorda tympani, taste on anterior two-thirds of tongue.
It belongs to Facial nerve in the temporal bone in ENT.
Omits the branch to the sensory auricular area and the order along the canal.
Loss of these functions helps localise the level of a facial nerve lesion.
Say it aloud, write it from memory tomorrow, then again in a week. Then test yourself on a ENT question about Facial nerve in the temporal bone.
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