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Nerve to stapedius muscle
Nervus stapedius
- Related terms: Nerve to stapedius
Definition
The Nerve to the Stapedius (n. stapedius; tympanic branch) arises opposite the pyramidal eminence ; it passes through a small canal in this eminence to reach the muscle.
References
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
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