V(3) Mandibular Nerve Flashcards

1
Q

What is the neuron, fiber, or branch of the mandibular nerve?

A

BOTH motor and sensory!

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2
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Where does the mandibular nerve travel through?

A

travels through the foramen ovale

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3
Q

The mandibular nerve has motor branches. What are the motor branches of the mandibular nerve?

A
  1. temporal nerve
  2. masseteric nerve
  3. medial and lateral pterygoid nerves
  4. mylohyoid nerve
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4
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What is the function of the temporal nerve?

A

Temporalis muscle

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5
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What is the function of the masseteric nerve?

A

masseter muscle

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What is the function of the medial/lateral pterygoid nerves?

A

mesial/lateral pterygoid muscles

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7
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What is the function of mylohyoid nerve?

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mylohyoid muscle (floor of the mouth)

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V(3), mandibular nerve has sensory nerves. What are the sensory nerves of V(3), mandibular nerve?

A
  1. Buccal Nerve (aka: “long buccal nerve)
  2. auriculartemporal nerve
  3. lingual nerve
  4. inferior alveolar nerve
  5. mental nerve
  6. incisive nerve
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What is the function of the buccal nerve?

A

buccal mucosa and buccal gingiva associated w/the mandibular molars (#17, #18, #19) and (#30, #31, #32)

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What is the function of the auriculartemporal nerve?

A

ear and skin surrounding the ear

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What is the function of the lingual nerve?

A

body of tongue, floor of the mouth, lingual mandibular gingiva

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12
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The lingual nerve travels with what other nerve?

A

travels w/chord of tympani branch of VII (facial nerve) *which is going to do taste

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What is the function of the inferior alveolar nerve?

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b/w ramus and sphenomandibular ligament

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14
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The inferior alveolar nerve enters through what foramen?

A

enters the mandibular foramen

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15
Q

What does the inferior alveolar nerve supply?

A

supplies the mandibular molars and the surrounding periodontium

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16
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The mental nerve branches off of what nerve when it hits the mental foramen?

A

the inferior alveolar nerve (IA)

17
Q

What is the function of the mental nerve?

A

fascial soft tissues, and buccal mucosa from foramen anteriorly (buccal tissue of the incisors, and premolars)

18
Q

What is the function of the incisive nerve?

A

2nd premolar, anterior w/buccal gingiva, and periodontium (surrounding tissue of the teeth)

19
Q

What is the incisive nerve is also known as?

A

the terminal branch of the inferior alveolar nerve (IA)