Body Region: Head & Skull

  • May 2, 2026
    The nerve to medial pterygoid is a branch of the mandibular nerve (V3) given off just below the foramen ovale…
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    The nasopalatine nerve is a branch of the maxillary nerve (V2) from the pterygopalatine ganglion. It traverses the sphenopalatine foramen,…
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    The posterior superior alveolar nerve is a branch of the maxillary nerve (V2) that arises from the pterygopalatine fossa before…
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    The nerve to tensor tympani is a small branch from the medial pterygoid nerve (itself from the main trunk of…
  • May 2, 2026
    The deep temporal nerves are two or three branches of the anterior division of the mandibular nerve (V3) that ascend…
  • May 2, 2026
    The tympanic nerve (Jacobson's nerve) is a branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX) that enters the middle ear through…
  • May 2, 2026
    The marginal mandibular nerve is a branch of the facial nerve (CN VII) arising from the lower division. It runs…
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    The zygomatic nerve is a branch of the maxillary nerve (V2) that enters the orbit through the inferior orbital fissure…
  • May 2, 2026
    The pterygopalatine ganglion (sphenopalatine ganglion) is the largest parasympathetic ganglion of the head, located in the pterygopalatine fossa below the…
  • May 2, 2026
    The cochlear nerve is the auditory division of the vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII), carrying special sensory fibres from the spiral…

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