Assertion: facial nerve's branch | /r/CapableOf | join lingual nerve
Facets:
value: directly
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Another branch of the facial nerve, the chorda tympani, directly joins the lingual nerve, a division of the mandibular nerve.
text: In some cases, the mylohyoid branch of the inferior alveolar gives rise to a branch that pierces the mylohyoid muscle and joins the lingual nerve.