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the anterior part gives rise to three motor braches and one sensory branch. name them
The anterior part gives rise to three motor branches and one sensory branch;
• The masseteric nerve runs laterally to innervate the masseter muscle
• Two deep temporal nerves run superiorly to enter the deep surface of temporalis
• The nerve to the lateral pterygoid muscle enters its deep surface
• The buccal nerve runs anteriorly and emerges from beneath the anterior border of the
masseter. It receives sensation from the skin over the cheek and the mucous
membrane lining the cheek (
• The masseteric nerve runs laterally to innervate the masseter muscle
• Two deep temporal nerves run superiorly to enter the deep surface of temporalis
• The nerve to the lateral pterygoid muscle enters its deep surface
• The buccal nerve runs anteriorly and emerges from beneath the anterior border of the
masseter. It receives sensation from the skin over the cheek and the mucous
membrane lining the cheek (
