Anatomy

Mandibular Nerve

A branch of the trigeminal (5th cranial) nerve. The mandibular nerve carries motor fibers to the muscles of mastication and sensory fibers to the teeth and gingivae, the face in the region of the mandible, and parts of the dura.

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Abstract

A branch of the trigeminal (5th cranial) nerve. The mandibular nerve carries motor fibers to the muscles of mastication and sensory fibers to the teeth and gingivae, the face in the region of the mandible, and parts of the dura.

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  • Mandibular Nerves
  • Nerve, Mandibular
  • Alveolar Nerve, Inferior
  • Auriculotemporal Nerve
  • Buccal Nerve
  • Deep Temporal Nerve
  • Lateral Pterygoid Nerve
  • Masseteric Nerve
  • Mental Nerve
  • Mylohyoid Nerve
  • Auriculotemporal Nerves
  • Buccal Nerves
  • Deep Temporal Nerves
  • Inferior Alveolar Nerve
  • Inferior Alveolar Nerves
  • Lateral Pterygoid Nerves
  • Masseteric Nerves
  • Mental Nerves
  • Mylohyoid Nerves
  • Nerve, Auriculotemporal
  • Nerve, Buccal
  • Nerve, Deep Temporal
  • Nerve, Inferior Alveolar
  • Nerve, Lateral Pterygoid
  • Nerve, Masseteric
  • Nerve, Mental
  • Nerve, Mylohyoid
  • Pterygoid Nerve, Lateral
  • Pterygoid Nerves, Lateral
  • Temporal Nerve, Deep
  • Temporal Nerves, Deep

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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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disease: coordinate with CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES; neoplasms: coordinate with CRANIAL NERVE NEOPLASMS + histological type of neoplasm

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  1. A08w.800w.800w.120w.760w.500w

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WL 330

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Mandibular Nerve. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008340. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008340
  2. Mandibular Nerve. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandibular_nerve
  3. Mandibular Nerve. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q385981