Nerve to medial pterygoid
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The nerve to medial pterygoid or medial pterygoid nerve is a branch of the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve.
Gross anatomy
The nerve to medial pterygoiddivides off the mandibular division just below the foramen ovale and just before it branches into anterior and posterior divisons. It has two small branches:
- one enters the deep surface of the medial pterygoid muscle and supplies it
- the other passes close to the otic ganglion and supplies the tensor veli palatini and tensor tympani muscles
-<p>The <strong>nerve to medial pterygoid </strong>or<strong> medial pterygoid nerve </strong>is a branch of the mandibular division of the <a title="Trigeminal nerve" href="/articles/trigeminal-nerve">trigeminal nerve</a>.</p><h4><strong>Gross anatomy</strong></h4><p>The nerve to medial pterygoid<strong> </strong>divides off the mandibular division just below the <a title="Foramen ovale (skull)" href="/articles/foramen-ovale-skull">foramen ovale</a> and just before it branches into <a title="Anterior division of the mandibular nerve" href="/articles/anterior-division-of-the-mandibular-nerve">anterior</a> and <a title="Posterior division of the mandibular nerve" href="/articles/posterior-division-of-the-mandibular-nerve">posterior</a> divisons. It has two small branches:</p><ul>-<li>one enters the deep surface of the <a title="Medial pterygoid muscle" href="/articles/medial-pterygoid-muscle">medial pterygoid muscle</a> and supplies it</li>-<li>the other passes close to the <a title="Otic ganglion" href="/articles/otic-ganglion">otic ganglion</a> and supplies the <a title="Tensor veli palatini" href="/articles/tensor-veli-palatini">tensor veli palatini</a> and <a title="Tensor tympani" href="/articles/tensor-tympani-1">tensor tympani muscles</a>- +<p>The <strong>nerve to medial pterygoid </strong>or<strong> medial pterygoid nerve </strong>is a branch of the mandibular division of the <a href="/articles/trigeminal-nerve">trigeminal nerve</a>.</p><h4><strong>Gross anatomy</strong></h4><p>The nerve to medial pterygoid<strong> </strong>divides off the mandibular division just below the <a href="/articles/foramen-ovale-skull">foramen ovale</a> and just before it branches into <a href="/articles/anterior-division-of-the-mandibular-nerve">anterior</a> and <a href="/articles/posterior-division-of-the-mandibular-nerve">posterior</a> divisons. It has two small branches:</p><ul>
- +<li>one enters the deep surface of the <a href="/articles/medial-pterygoid-muscle">medial pterygoid muscle</a> and supplies it</li>
- +<li>the other passes close to the <a href="/articles/otic-ganglion">otic ganglion</a> and supplies the <a href="/articles/tensor-veli-palatini">tensor veli palatini</a> and <a href="/articles/tensor-tympani-1">tensor tympani muscles</a>
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- 2. Robert H. Whitaker, Neil R. Borley. Instant Anatomy. <a href="https://books.google.co.uk/books?vid=ISBN9780632054039">ISBN: 9780632054039</a><span class="ref_v4"></span>
- 1. Last's anatomy, regional and applied. Churchill Livingstone. ISBN:044304662X. <a href="http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN044304662X">Read it at Google Books</a> - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/044304662X">Find it at Amazon</a><span class="auto"></span>
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