Masseteric nerve
| Masseteric nerve | |
|---|---|
 Mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve. (Masseteric visible near center.) | |
| Details | |
| From | mandibular nerve |
| Innervates | Masseter muscle, temporomandibular joint |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | nervus massetericus |
| TA | A14.2.01.070 |
| FMA | 53103 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
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 is a branch of the mandibular nerve (V3).
It gives a filament to the temporomandibular joint.
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This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 894 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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