ascending fibers of the facial nerve

ascending fibers of the facial nerve (asc7)

Also known as: first part of root of facial nerve, ascending fibers of the facial nerve, ascending fibers of facial nerve, Fibrae ascendens nervi facialis, ascending fibers

NeuroNames ID: 580

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English

ascending fibers

NeuroNames

English

ascending fibers of facial nerve

Bowden-1997

English

ascending fibers of the facial nerve

NeuroNames

English

first part of root of facial nerve

Ranson-1959

Illustrations

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multiple views of
3D reconstruction in
Macaca mulatta

Species With The Structure

Equivalent By	Human	Macaque	Rat	Mouse
Topology	Has The Structure	Has The Structure	Has The Structure	Relevant Data Not Located

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Organism

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Source

Topology

Yes

Homo sapiens (human)

first part of root of facial nerve

Ranson-1959

Topology

Yes

Macaca mulatta (Macaca mulatta)

Fibrae ascendens nervi facialis

Oertel-1969

Topology

Yes

Rattus (rat)

ascending fibers of facial nerve

Bowden-1997

Models Where It Appears

Structural CNS Model - Macaque

Brain structures of the macaque are illustrated in BrainInfo’s NeuroMaps macaque brain atlas. Structures are grouped by proximity in a hierarchy corresponding to the central nervous system hierarchy of NeuroNames ( Bowden-1995 Martin-2000 ). Structures in the NeuroMaps atlas are based on the segmentation of an MRI of the brain of a 3-year old male rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta). The atlas is most useful for targeting structures for implantating electrodes and chemtrodes. Updated 29 Oct 2025.

metabrain (metencephalon)

pons

pontine tegmentum

pontine reticular formation

superior olivary complex

facial nerve fibers

ascending fibers of the facial nerve

internal genu of the facial nerve