Nerve to tensor veli palatini | |
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![]() Mandibular division of trifacial nerve, seen from the middle line. | |
![]() The otic ganglion and its branches. (Tensor veli palatini visible at center left.) | |
Details | |
From | medial pterygoid nerve |
Innervates | tensor veli palatini |
Identifiers | |
Latin | nervus musculi tensoris veli palatini |
TA98 | A14.2.01.068 |
TA2 | 6251 |
FMA | 53075 |
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy |
The nerve to tensor veli palatini is a small nerve which is unique in that it is the only branch of the mandibular nerve providing motor innervation to the palate.
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