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A D V E R T I S E M E N T
A D V E R T I S E M E N T
The facial nerve is located just anterior to the border of the digastric and lateral to the styloid process.
A D V E R T I S E M E N T
The facial nerve emerges at the inferior border of the pons (see brain anatomy), travels through the facial canal in the petrous portion of the temporal bone and emerges from the stylomastoid foramen. The foramen can be located by following the groove between the tympanic portion of the temporal bone and the mastoid process. The nerve is at 6:00 in relation to the ear canal.
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The position of the nerve from the lateral perspective is shown.
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