Guest guest Posted March 9, 2003 Report Share Posted March 9, 2003 Dockrey wrote: >I believe that the nerve that transmits taste is often in that area too. The nerve that carries taste from the anterior (outermost) 2/3 of the tongue is called the Chorda tympani nerve. There is a nice diagram at http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/GrossAnatomy/h_n/cn/cn1/cnb7c.htm The nerve enters the skull near the ear canal and travels through the temporal bone not far from the auditory nerve. (Hence the name chorda " string " tympani " ear drum " ) Leon -- Leon Metlay and Nina Klionsky metlionsky@... Making the world safe for dustbunnies since 1977 " Flame a newbie for spreading a virus hoax and you add to the spam. Teach a newbie to research a rumor and you increase the peace. " -me & Mike check out: http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/ http://www.snopes.com/ http://www.urbanlegends.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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