I learnt about the course of facial nerve in middle ear and exits through the stylomastoid foramen giving several branches such as to posterior belly of digastric, stylohyoid, parotid gland (2 branches on entry)- temporofacial and cervicofacial branch which forms a nerve plexus from which 5 terminal branches are given off.
I learnt about the course of facial nerve in the middle ear esp second genu,also about the relations of facial nerve in middle ear,its exit via stylomastoid foramen and its branches pes anserinus.Great lecture madame.Ashish Jacob roll no. 4