Abstract
An electron-microscopic analysis of the mouse facial nerve near the geniculate ganglion shows that there are, on the everage, 603 more nerve fibers in the portion of the nerve distal to the geniculate ganglion than there are in the part proximal to the ganglion. The average distal increase in the number of unmyelinated fibers is 444 and that in the myelinated fibers is 165. The somatic motor nerve fibers and the parasympathetic fibers in the mouse facial nerve may not contribute to the distal excess. It is possible that the increase in the number of unmyelinated fibers distal to the geniculate ganglion is mainly due to the presence of postganglionic sympathetic fibers in the facial trunk distal to the geniculate ganglion and the greater petrosal nerve. The distal increase in the number of myelinated fibers may be mainly contributed by the sensory fibers.
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