Term: cranial nerve VII axon
Name: cranial nerve VII
Synonyms: CN-VII, facial nerve, nervus facialis
Definition: Cranial nerve where motor axons innervate muscles derived from the second branchial arch. The motor neurons are generated in rhombomere 4.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000664]
Name: axon
Synonyms:
Definition: The long process of a neuron that conducts nerve impulses, usually away from the cell body to the terminals and varicosities, which are sites of storage and release of neurotransmitter.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0030424]    QuickGO    AmiGO