segments of the facial nerve (mnemonic)

Helpful mnemonics for remembering the segments of the facial nerve include:

• I Love Going To Makeover Parties
• I Love Grinning, Then Making Pouts
  • both grinning and pouting are performed by muscles which are innervated by the facial nerve
• I Must Learn To Make (facial) Expressions

Mnemonics

I Love Going To Makeover Parties

I Love Grinning, Then Making Pouts

• I: intracranial (cisternal)/intracanalicular
• L: labyrinthine
• G: geniculate ganglion
• T: tympanic
• M: mastoid
• P: parotid

I Must Learn To Make (facial) Expressions

• I: intracranial
• M: meatal
• L: labyrinthine
• T: tympanic
• M: mastoid
• E: extracranial

Related articles

• facial nerve
  • facial nerve branches (mnemonic)

Siehe auch:

• Nervus facialis
• branches of the facial nerve (mnemonic)

und weiter:

• facial nerve branches (mnemonic)