• Because speech, mastication, and expression of moods and emotions are based on the ability to move facial musculature-be it voluntary or involuntary-successful treatment of facial nerve paralysis is a vital concern. (medscape.com)
  • The facial nerve exits the fallopian canal through the stylomastoid foramen, afterward taking its extratemporal course anteriorly, inferiorly, and laterally. (medscape.com)
  • The facial nerve runs laterally to the styloid process. (medscape.com)
  • The transport of components along filopodial shafts is crucial to the continued growth of actin filaments and the formation of adhesions at the tips of filopodia. (mechanobio.info)