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mandibular nerve

inferior maxillary nerve

The motor and sensory nerve subdivision of the trigeminal nerve that transmits sensory information from the auricle, the external acoustic meatus, tympanic membrane, temporal region, the cheek, the skin overlying the mandible, the anterior portion of the tongue, the floor of the mouth, lower teeth and gingiva and transmits motor information from the muscles of mastication, the mylohyoid muscle and digastric muscle and the muscles tensor tympani and tensor veli palatini.

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Type Muscle
Parent Structure nerve of head region
Latin Name inferior maxillary nerve
FMA ID 52996

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the mandibular nerve?

The motor and sensory nerve subdivision of the trigeminal nerve that transmits sensory information from the auricle, the external acoustic meatus, tympanic membrane, temporal region, the cheek, the skin overlying the mandible, the anterior portion of the tongue, the floor of the mouth, lower teeth a

What is the Latin name for the mandibular nerve?

The Latin name for the mandibular nerve is inferior maxillary nerve.

References

  1. Foundational Model of Anatomy — FMA:52996 Reference anatomy ontology (University of Washington)
  2. UBERON — UBERON:0000375 Cross-species anatomy ontology (EMBL-EBI Ontology Lookup Service)
  3. Wikipedia — mandibular nerve Encyclopedia article (verified cross-reference)

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Data sources: Terminologia Anatomica, Foundational Model of Anatomy, Wikidata.