| Term: | cranial nerve VII afferent neuron |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | cranial nerve VII |
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| Synonyms: | CN-VII, facial nerve, nervus facialis |
| Definition: | Cranial nerve where motor axons innervate muscles derived from the second branchial arch. The motor neurons are generated in rhombomere 4. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000664] |
| Name: | afferent neuron |
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| Synonyms: | input neuron |
| Definition: | A neuron which conveys sensory information centrally from the periphery. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009238] |