Inferior alveolar nerve

Tags: Anatomical Structure, Nerve.

The inferior alveolar nerve (sometimes called the inferior dental nerve) is a branch of the mandibular nerve which is itself the third branch (V3) of the trigeminal nerve (cranial nerve V).

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branch from: Mandibular nerve
branch to: Incisive, Mental nerve, Mylohyoid nerve
Dorlands prefix: n_05
Dorlands suffix: 12565154
Gray page: 896
Gray subject: 200
innervates: Dental alveolus

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