| Nerve: Masseteric nerve | |
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| Mandibular division of the trifacial nerve. (Masseteric visible near center.) | |
| Latin | nervus massetericus |
| Gray's | subject #200 894 |
| Innervates | Masseter muscle, temporomandibular joint |
| From | mandibular nerve |
The masseteric nerve passes laterally, above the Pterygoideus externus, in front of the temporomandibular articulation, and behind the tendon of the Temporalis; it crosses the mandibular notch with the masseteric artery, to the deep surface of the Masseter, in which it ramifies nearly as far as its anterior border.
It gives a filament to the temporomandibular joint.
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This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained herein may be outdated.
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