Table 1.

Measurements of the chorda tympani nerve in millimetres.

Cadaver identification number	Section of chorda tympani nerve			Total length
	Section  1 Mastoid process	Section  2 Tympanic cavity	Section  3 Submandibular fossa
875604	11.95	13.00	29.12	54.07
876302	9.93	9.04	33.26	52.23
876506	4.54	9.97	30.13	44.64
881501	11.65	9.04	33.30	53.99
8802	5.71	8.01	39.27	52.99
8823	8.99	9.87	39.54	58.40
8274	14.12	9.34	42.90	66.36
882401	13.38	9.62	29.19	52.19
8803	12.73	9.43	52.42	74.58
8697	2.79	11.27	28.87	42.93
8750	6.23	9.56	35.84	51.63
881601	14.18	7.86	32.93	54.97
8814	6.16	11.16	35.84	53.16
8849	6.21	10.14	36.09	52.44
8810	9.26	10.34	30.37	49.97
8850	6.29	9.68	40.31	56.28
Mean	9.01	9.83	35.59	54.43
SD	3.68	1.24	6.28	7.49