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Mandibular nerve (V3)
The third division of the trigeminal nerve (V3). It leaves the skull through the foramen ovale and splits into an anterior and a posterior division.
Function
Sensation to the lower teeth, the tongue, the lower lip and chin; motor supply to the muscles of mastication.
Source: NCBI: Trigeminal nerve
Related structures
Trigeminal nerve (V) · Foramen ovale · Inferior alveolar nerve · Lingual nerve · Buccal nerve
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