Mandibular Division Flashcards

1
Q

How many motor nerves are there for the muscles of mastication?

A

5

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2
Q

Describe the distribution of the nerves for the muscles of mastication

A
  • Two to the temporal
  • One to the masseter
  • One to the medial pterygoid
  • One to the lateral pterygoid
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3
Q

What is the auriculotemporal nerve? (Sensory or motor; distribution)

A

Sensory; Runs backward to supply the area above and in front of the ear

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4
Q

What is the lowest of all the mandibular branches?

A

The buccal nerve

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5
Q

Buccal nerve, aka

A

Long buccal nerve

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6
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Long buccal nerve, aka

A

Buccal nerve

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7
Q

Describe the distribution of the buccal nerve

A

Posterior portion of the mandibular mucobuccal fold

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8
Q

What does the buccal nerve innervate

A
  • Buccal mandibular gingiva up to the mental foramen

- Skin and mucosa of the cheek

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9
Q

What nerve primarily serves the mandibular teeth?

A

Inferior alveolar nerve

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10
Q

What is the mylohyoid nerve? (Sensory or motor; what does it innervate)

A

Small motor branch of the inferior alveolar nerve, supplies the anterior belly of the digastric muscle and the mylohyoid muscle

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11
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Describe what happens just after the mylohyoid nerve diverges (distribution and what it innervates)

A

The inferior alveolar nerve enters the mandible through the mandibular foramen; lower teeth

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12
Q

What is the small branch between the mandibular premolars called?

A

Mental nerve

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13
Q

What is the mental nerve?

A

Small branch between the mandibular premolars

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14
Q

Describe the distribution of the mental nerve

A

Comes out through the mental foramen

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15
Q

What does the mental nerve supply?

A

Labial mucosa and labial gingiva in anterior mandible area

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16
Q

Why does the lower lip get numb during the anesthetization of the lower teeth?

A

The lower lip and the teeth are all part of the same nerve