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Mandibular Nerve: sensory branches and functions?
Buccal n.: sensory to the buccal mucosa and skin of the cheek
Lingual n: sensory to rostral 2/3 of tongue
(chorda tympani of facial n. joins lingual n. and carries sensory fibers for taste to same region of tongue)
Inferior alveolar n --> caudal, middle and rostral alveolar nn. sensory to inferior teeth. mental nn to lower lip and rostral mandibular area
Auriculotemporal n: rostral auricular brs: sensory to skin of external ear and lateral face
-transverse facial br. sensory to lateral side of the face and tactile hairs of the cheek
-brs. to tympanic membrane and adjacent external ear canal
Lingual n: sensory to rostral 2/3 of tongue
(chorda tympani of facial n. joins lingual n. and carries sensory fibers for taste to same region of tongue)
Inferior alveolar n --> caudal, middle and rostral alveolar nn. sensory to inferior teeth. mental nn to lower lip and rostral mandibular area
Auriculotemporal n: rostral auricular brs: sensory to skin of external ear and lateral face
-transverse facial br. sensory to lateral side of the face and tactile hairs of the cheek
-brs. to tympanic membrane and adjacent external ear canal
