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What is Stapedius is supplied by: and explain in detail?
(b) Facial nerve(Ref Scott Brown, 8th ed., Vol 2, page 580)The stapedius muscle is a second arch derivative and therefore is supplied by the nerve of the 2nd arch, i.e. facial nerve.