Trigeminal and facial nerve connections (illustration)

Case contributed by Frank Gaillard
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Illustration of the connections between the trigeminal nerve and facial nerve via the greater superficial petrosal nerve and chorda tympani.

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Illustration by Patrick J. Lynch. Original file made available via Wikimedia Commons here.

Modifications: flipped left-right and added labels. 

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