Mandibular Nerve

Mandibular Nerve

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Mandibular nerve
Answer:

Origin:

• Originates in the middle cranial fossa through its roots

Root fibers:

• It has two roots
• Sensory root-large root
• Motor root-small root

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Branches:

1. From the main trunk

• Meningeal branch
• Nerve to medial pterygoid

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2. From the anterior trunk

• Buccal nerve
• Masseteric nerve
• Deep temporal nerve
• Nerve to lateral pterygoid

3. From the posterior trunk

• Auriculotemporal nerve
• Lingual nerve
• Inferior alveolar nerve

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Termination:

• It terminates by dividing into a small anterior trunk and a large posterior trunk