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- of the stapes. : 863  The stapedius is supplied by the nerve to stapedius, a branch of the facial nerve. : 863  The stapedius dampens the vibrations of...
- with an intense sound stimulus, the stapedius and tensor tympani muscles of the ossicles contract. The stapedius stiffens the ossicular chain by pulling...
- The nerve to the stapedius is a branch of the facial nerve (CN VII) which innervates the stapedius muscle. It arises from the CN VII within the facial...
- It is one of two muscles in the tympanic cavity, the other being the stapedius. The tensor tympani is supplied by the tensor tympani nerve, a branch...
- nerve to reach the otic ganglion. The nerve to stapedius provides motor innervation for the stapedius muscle in middle ear The chorda tympani provides...
- paralysis affects the tensor tympani, and stapedius, two small muscles of the middle ear. Paralysis of the stapedius muscle prevents its function in dampening...
- muscle Platysma Stylohyoid muscle Posterior belly of digastric muscle Stapedius muscle Auricular muscles Facial nerve (CN VII) The artery of the second...
- lower motor neurons innervate the muscles of facial expression and the stapedius. The nucleus is situated in the caudal portion of the ventrolateral pontine...
- branch of the facial nerve p****es: the nerve to stapedius enters the canaliculus for nerve to stapedius, and the chorda tympani enters the posterior canaliculus...
- loud sound (generally greater than 70 dB above threshold) causes the stapedius muscle to contract, reducing the admittance of the middle ear and softening...