Tags: Anatomical Structure, Nerve.

The maxillary nerve (CN V2) is one of the three branches or divisions of the trigeminal nerve the fifth (V) cranial nerve. It comprises the principal functions of sensation from the maxillary nasal cavity sinuses the palate and subsequently that of the mid-face and is intermediate both in position and size between the ophthalmic nerve and the mandibular nerve.

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