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Motor Branches 3D

  • Masseteric Nerve

    • * Branches from the mandibular nerve and reaches the masseter muscle on the lateral surface of the mandible.
    • * Motor innervation to masseter muscle (jaw closure and clenching).

 

  • Lateral Pterygoid Nerve

    • * Branches from the mandibular nerve and supplies the lateral pterygoid muscle on the sphenoid bone.
    • * Motor innervation to lateral pterygoid muscle (jaw protraction and lateral movement).

 

  • Medial Pterygoid Nerve

    • * Branches from the mandibular nerve and reaches the medial pterygoid muscle on the medial surface of the mandible.
    • * Motor innervation to medial pterygoid muscle (jaw elevation and side-to-side grinding).

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  • Masseteric Nerve

    • * Branches from the mandibular nerve and reaches the masseter muscle on the lateral surface of the mandible.
    • * Motor innervation to masseter muscle (jaw closure and clenching).

 

  • Lateral Pterygoid Nerve

    • * Branches from the mandibular nerve and supplies the lateral pterygoid muscle on the sphenoid bone.
    • * Motor innervation to lateral pterygoid muscle (jaw protraction and lateral movement).

 

  • Medial Pterygoid Nerve

    • * Branches from the mandibular nerve and reaches the medial pterygoid muscle on the medial surface of the mandible.
    • * Motor innervation to medial pterygoid muscle (jaw elevation and side-to-side grinding).

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