<prompt> Facial recess is bounded by:Medially by the vertical part of VII nerveLaterally by the chorda tympaniAbove by fossa incudisAll of the above  <response>: d All of the aboveRef. Cummings, 6th ed., 509; 2192Facial recess is an area on the posterior wall of middle ear. The facial recess is limited superiorly by the fossa incudis, laterally by chorda tympani entry and medially by the descendingvertical facial nerve segment.The facial recess is the site where opening is made on the posterior wall to access the middle ear cavity through the mastoid in INTACT CANAL WALL ear surgeries. This is known as the posterior tympanotomy approach. 