Uber Anatomy Ontology

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Preferred Name

mental nerve

Synonyms
Definitions

Mental nerve is a general somatic afferent (sensory) nerve which provides sensation to the anterior aspects of the chin and lower lip as well as the buccal gingivae of the mandibular anterior teeth and the premolars. It is a branch of the posterior trunk of the inferior alveolar nerve, which is itself a branch of the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve (CN V). The nerve emerges at the mental foramen in the mandibula, and divides beneath the Depressor anguli oris muscle into three branches: one descends to the skin of the chin. two ascend to the skin and mucous membrane of the lower lip. These branches communicate freely with the facial nerve.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0018406

branching part of

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0018405

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Wikipedia:Mental_nerve

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definition

Mental nerve is a general somatic afferent (sensory) nerve which provides sensation to the anterior aspects of the chin and lower lip as well as the buccal gingivae of the mandibular anterior teeth and the premolars. It is a branch of the posterior trunk of the inferior alveolar nerve, which is itself a branch of the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve (CN V). The nerve emerges at the mental foramen in the mandibula, and divides beneath the Depressor anguli oris muscle into three branches: one descends to the skin of the chin. two ascend to the skin and mucous membrane of the lower lip. These branches communicate freely with the facial nerve.

has_obo_namespace

uberon

id

UBERON:0018406

innervates

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0008199

label

mental nerve

notation

UBERON:0018406

part_of

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0018405

prefLabel

mental nerve

treeView

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0018405

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001027

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001021

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0011779

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