Mandibular Division of CN V Flashcards
Mandibular division is what type of nerve?
Sensory and motor
Mandibular division exit where? through what? What does it enter?
It exits the middle cranial fossa through foramen ovale to enter the infratemporal fossa.
Mandibular division provides sensory to what? it provides motor to what?
sensory to face. Motor to muscles of mastication
Mandibular division sensory branches include?
- Auriculotemporal nerve
- Buccal nerve
- Lingual nerve
- Inferior alveolar nerve
Auriculotemporal nerve provides sensory to what?
skin directly infront of ear, scalp, external ear, external auditory meatus, tympanic membrane, and TMJ
Buccal nerve provides sensory to what?
the mucosa lining the inside of the cheek as well as the surrounding mouth and gums
Lingual nerve provides sensory to what?
(pain, touch, temperature, pressure NOT TASTE) the mucosa of the anterior 2/3 of the tongue as well as to the floor of the mouth and gums in the area
The inferior alveolar enters through what? It passes through what?
Mandibular foramen. passes through the body.
The inferior alveolar provides sensory to what?
teeth and gums of the lower jaw
The inferior alveolar emerges anteriorly how?
It emerges onto the face through the mental foramen with a new name the mental nerve.
What does the mental nerve emerge from?
Mental foramen
The mental nerve is sensory to what?
the skin of the chin and lower lip
