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Peripheral lesions| Cranial Nerve VII - Facial Nerve | Page 7 of 28 |
Voluntary Control of the Muscles of Facial Expression
Signals for voluntary movement of the facial muscles originate in the motor cortex (in association with other cortical areas) and pass via the corticobulbar tract in the posterior limb of the internal capsule to the motor nuclei of CN VII.
Fibers pass to both the ipsilateral and contralateral motor nuclei of CN VII in the caudal pons:
