Lateral pterygoid nerve

External Pterygoid Nerve (or lateral pterygoid nerve): The nerve to the Pterygoideus externus frequently arises in conjunction with the buccinator nerve, but it may be given off separately from the anterior division of the mandibular nerve. ^[1]

5 relations: Buccal nerve, Lateral pterygoid muscle, Mandibular nerve, Medial pterygoid nerve, Submandibular ganglion.

Buccal nerve

The buccal nerve (long buccal nerve) is a nerve in the face.

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Lateral pterygoid muscle

The lateral pterygoid or external pterygoid is a muscle of mastication with two heads.

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Mandibular nerve

The mandibular nerve (V3) is the largest of the three divisions of the trigeminal nerve, the fifth cranial nerve (CN V).

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Medial pterygoid nerve

The medial pterygoid nerve (or internal pterygoid nerve) is a branch of the mandibular nerve that innervates the medial pterygoid muscle, tensor veli palatini and tensor tympani.

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Submandibular ganglion

The submandibular ganglion (or submaxillary ganglion in older texts) is part of the human autonomic nervous system.

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External pterygoid nerve, Lateral pterygoid nerves, Nerve to lateral pterygoid, Nerve to lateral pterygoid muscle, Nerve to the lateral pterygoid muscle, Nerves to the lateral pterygoid muscles, Nervus pterygoideus externus, Nervus pterygoideus lateralis.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateral_pterygoid_nerve

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