Chapter contents Branchial motor Visceral motor Special sensory General sensory Peripheral lesions

Cranial Nerve VII - Facial Nerve Page 26 of 28 Central Course Ascending secondary neurons originating from the spinal nucleus of CN V project to the contralateral ventral posteromedial (VPM) nucleus of the thalamus via the anterolateral system. Tertiary neurons from the thalamus project via the posterior limb of the internal capsule to the sensory cortex of the post-central gyrus.

		Figure 7-24. CN7 general sensory component, central course. Unlabelled version.

Last revised: March 22, 1998