Radiology Lexicon

Last uploaded: November 19, 2024
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Preferred Name

mandibular nerve

Definitions
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. [MeSH]
Synonyms
mandibular division [V3]
mandibular nerve [Vc]
cranial nerve V3
mandibular nerve [V3]
CN V3
inferior maxillary nerve
mandibular division [Vc]
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