Tags: Anatomical Structure, 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. It enters the deep surface of the muscle.

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branch from
Mandibular nerve
Dorlands prefix
n_05
Dorlands suffix
12566545
Gray page
895
Gray subject
200
innervates
Lateral pterygoid muscle

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