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1 Infraorbital nerve. N. infraorbitalis. Terminal |
17 Nerve to lateral pterygoid. N. pterygoideus |
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branch of maxillary nerve. It passes through the |
lateralis. Motor nerve for the corresponding |
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inferior orbital fissure and corresponding sul- |
muscle. It frequently arises together with the |
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cus and foramen to the skin of the upper eyelid, |
buccal nerve. A |
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nose, upper lip and cheek. C |
18 Nerve to medial pterygoid. N. pterygoideus |
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2 Superior alveolar nerves. Nn. alveolares super- |
medialis. Motor nerve for the corresponding |
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iores. Branches to the maxillary teeth. |
muscle. It also sends small twigs to the tensor |
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3 Posterior superior alveolar branches. Rami |
veli palatini and tensor tympani muscles. A |
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alveolares superiores posteriores. Two to three |
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branches passing through the alveolar |
thetic ganglion located medial to the mandibu- |
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foramina to the inner surface of the maxilla. |
lar nerve below the foramen ovale. It receives |
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They supply the maxillary sinus and the molars |
tributaries from the glossopharyngeal nerve via |
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including their buccal gingiva. C |
the lesser petrosal nerve and sends secretory |
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Middle superior alveolar branch. R. alve- |
fibers to the parotid gland. B |
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olaris superior medius. It courses through the |
20 Ramus communicans [cum nervo ptery- |
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infraorbital sulcus to the maxilla and passes |
goideo mediali]. Branch which communicates |
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along the lateral wall of the maxillary sinus up |
with the nerve to the medial pterygoid muscle. |
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to the superior dental plexus. C |
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85 Anterior superior alveolar branches. Rami 21 Nerve to tensor veli palatini muscle. N.
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alveolares superiores anteriores. They run in |
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musculi tensoris veli palatini. It sometimes |
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their respective canals and via the superior |
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arises from the nerve to the medial pterygoid |
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dental plexus to the incisors, canines, pre- |
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muscle. B |
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molars and first molar tooth. C |
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Nerve to tensor tympani muscle. N. musculi |
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Superior dental plexus. Plexus dentalis superior. |
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tensoris tympani. It also sometimes arises from |
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Nerve plexus in the bone above the roots of the |
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the nerve to the medial pterygoid muscle. B |
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teeth formed by the superior alveolar rami. C |
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Buccal nerve. N. buccalis. Sensory nerve for the |
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7 Superior dental branches. Rami dentales super- |
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skin and mucosa of the cheek and the buccal |
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iores. Branches to the individual roots of the |
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gingiva in the region of the first molar. A |
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teeth. C |
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Auriculotemporal nerve. N. auriculotem- |
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Superior gingival branches. Rami gingivales su- |
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periores. Rami to the gingiva. C |
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Inferior palpebral branches. Rami palpe- |
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mandibular joint and then passes upward be- |
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brales inferiores. Rami given off to the lower |
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eyelid outside of the infraorbital foramen. C |
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to the skin of the temporal region. A |
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Nerve to external acoustic meatus. N. mea- |
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External nasal branches. Rami nasales ex- |
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terni. Branches to the outside of the nasal ala. C |
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for the skin of the external acoustic meatus. A |
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Internal nasal branches. Rami nasales interni. |
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Branches to the skin of the nasal vestibule. C |
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Rami membranae tympani. A |
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12 Superior labial branches. Rami labiales su- |
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upper lip. C |
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branches supplying the parotid gland. A |
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Mandibular nerve. N. mandibularis. Third divi- |
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sion (branch) of the trigeminal nerve. It passes |
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through the foramen ovale and into the in- |
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ganglion to the parotid gland via the facial |
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fratemporal fossa. Besides sensory fibers, it |
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contains motor fibers for the masticatory |
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muscles. A |
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Anterior auricular nerves. Nn. auriculares |
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14 Meningeal branch (nervus spinosus). Ramus |
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the pinna. A |
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meningeus (n. spinosus). It passes through the |
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Superficial temporal rami. Rami temporales |
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foramen spinosum accompanied by both 30 |
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branches of the middle meningeal artery and |
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superficialis. Branches supplying the skin of the |
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supplies the dura, a part of the sphenoidal sinus |
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temporal region in front of and above the ear. A |
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and the mastoid air cells. A |
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2315 Masseteric nerve. N. massetericus. Motor nerve for the masseter muscle passing above the lateral pterygoid muscle and through the
24mandibular notch. A
16 Deep temporal nerves. Nn. temporales pro-
25fundi. Motor nerves passing to the temporalis muscle from below. A
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Lingual nerve. N. lingualis. A branch of the 17 |
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mandibular nerve that arches anteriorly be- |
thetic ganglion located medial to the mandibu- |
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tween the lateral and medial pterygoid muscles |
lar nerve below the foramen ovale. It communi- |
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to the floor of the mouth where it lies near a |
cates with the glossopharyngeal nerve via the |
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wisdom tooth directly below the mucosa. A B C |
lesser petrosal nerve and sends secretory fibers |
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Branches to isthmus |
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the fauces. Rami |
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isthmi faucium (rami fauciales). It also 18 |
ABDUCENT NERVE (VI). N. abducens [VI]. Sixth |
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branches to the tonsils. A |
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cranial nerve. It exits the brain in the angle be- |
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the hypoglosal |
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nerve. Rami communicantes [cum n. hypo- |
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glosso]. It lies on the hyoglossus muscle. A |
passes laterally into the cavernous sinus and |
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Communicating ramus to the chorda tym- |
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the orbit where it supplies the rectus lateralis |
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pani nerve. Ramus communicans [cum chorda |
muscle. D |
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tympani]. A |
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75 Sublingual nerve. N. sublingualis. It passes lateral to the sublingual gland into the mucosa of the floor of the mouth and into the gingiva of
8the anterior mandibular teeth. A
6Lingual branches. Rami linguales. Numerous
9rami containing sensory and taste fibers from the anterior two-thirds of the lingual mucosa. A
107 Ganglionic branches. Rami ganglionares. Rami communicating with the submandibular
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8 Submandibular ganglion. Ganglion subman- |
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dibulare. Parasympathetic ganglion above or in |
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front of the submandibular gland. Synaptic sta- |
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pani with postganglionic fibers for the sublin- |
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9 Inferior alveolar nerve. N. alveolaris inferior. |
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sensory and motor components. It passes 1 cm |
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behind the lingual nerve and through the man- |
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dibular foramen into the mandibular canal. A B |
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Mylohyoid nerve. N. mylohyoideus. Coursing |
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in the mylohyoid groove and then below the |
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mylohyoid muscle, this motor nerve supplies |
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the mylohyloid muscle and the anterior belly of |
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the digastric. A B C |
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11 Inferior dental plexus. Plexus dentalis infe- |
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Inferior dental branches. Rami dentales inferi- |
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13 Inferior gingival branches. Rami gingivales inferi-
21ores. Rami for the buccal gingiva of the mandibular teeth (except for the first molar). B
2214 Mental nerve. N. mentalis. Sensory nerve exiting from the mental foramen below the 2nd pre-
23molar tooth. B
15 Mental branches. Rami mentales. Branches
supplying the chin. B
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16 Labial branches. Rami labiales. Branches sup-
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plying the lower lip. B
16 a Gingival branches. Rami gingivales. B