Buccal nerve

Buccal nerve
Sensory areas of the head, showing the general distribution of the three divisions of the trigeminal nerve (buccal nerve labeled at center left)
Details
FromMandibular nerve
InnervatesLateral pterygoid muscle and cheek
Identifiers
Latinnervus buccalis
TA98A14.2.01.073
TA26258
FMA53066
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The buccal nerve (long buccal nerve) is a sensory nerve of the face arising from the mandibular nerve (CN V3) (which is itself a branch of the trigeminal nerve). It conveys sensory information from the skin of the cheek, and parts of the oral mucosa, periodontium, and gingiva.


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