| Lateral pterygoid nerve | |
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Distribution of the maxillary and mandibular nerves, and the submaxillary ganglion.
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| Details | |
| From | Anterior division of mandibular nerve |
| Innervates | Lateral pterygoid muscle |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | nervus pterygoideus externus nervus pterygoideus lateralis |
| TA98 | A14.2.01.072 |
| TA2 | 6257 |
| FMA | 53107 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The lateral pterygoid nerve (orexternal pterygoid nerve) is a branch of the anterior division of the mandibular nerve.[1] It usually originates as two separate branches that travel near the buccal nerve, and enter the deep surfaces of the superior and inferior heads of the lateral pterygoid muscle.[2]
Some authors describe the lateral pterygoid nerve as a single branch of the anterior division of the mandibular nerve which then bifurcates to enter the two heads of the lateral pterygoid muscle.
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The trigeminal nerve
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| ophthalmic (V1) |
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| maxillary (V2) |
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| mandibular (V3) |
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