Assertion: facial nerve | /r/CapableOf | give off small branch
Facets:
value: en route through the temporal bone
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: in the middle ear cavity
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: In the middle ear cavity, the facial nerve gives off a small branch to the stapedius muscle, and within the vertical facial canal, the chorda tympani.
text: En route through the temporal bone, the facial nerve gives off a small branch containing SE motor fibers that supply the stapedius muscle and a larger branch, the chorda tympani (Fig. 14.14).