Which of the following muscles receive efferent (motor) innervation from the facial nerve (CN VII)? (Select all that apply.)

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The facial nerve (CN VII) provides motor innervation to the muscles of facial expression, including the zygomaticus major, and also innervates the stylohyoid and the posterior belly of the digastric. The anterior belly of the digastric is innervated by the mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve (CN V), and the masseter is also innervated by the mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve.

Which of the Following Muscles Receive Efferent (Motor) Innervation from the Facial