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RADIX NERVI FACIALIS

Fibres running from the facial engine nucleus upward to the facial colliculus where they curve near the abducens nucleus and then pass peripherally between the superior olive and sensory nucleus of the trigeminal, to emerge as the facial nerve from the pontomedullary groove. Synonym: radix nervi facialis.
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