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7th Cranial Nerve (Cranial Nerve VII)

• Bell's Palsy
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• Is Bell's Palsy permanent?
• Is it a stroke?
• Bell's Palsy Symptoms
• How severe is the paralysis?
• Is it only facial muscles?
• Why Can I Still Feel Touch?
• Bell's Palsy Treatment
• Tips for Coping With Bell's Palsy

 

Muscle	Function
Epicranius (Occipitofrontalis)	Raises eyebrows, wrinkles forehead horizontally
Corrugator Supercilii	Wrinkles forehead vertically
Orbicularis Oculi	Closes eye
Orbicularis Oris	Draws lips together
Zygomaticus Major	Elevates angle of the mouth (laughing)
Buccinator	Permits smiling; blowing / pursing of the lips

 

Hearing structures innervated by the 7th Cranial nerve:

Stapedius muscle - the function of this muscle is to tension the bones of the middle ear

Sensory functions innervated by the 7th Cranial nerve:

Anterior two thirds of the tongue - taste

Parasympathetic functions innervated by the 7th Cranial nerve:

Salivary and lacrimal glands - salivation and lacrimation (saliva and tearing of the eye)