NasalRegion
Plate50
Lateral view
Medial view
Anterior division
Posterior division
Foramen ovale
Meningeal branch
Foramen spinosum
Facial nerve (VII)
Lingual nerve
Inferior alveolar nerve (
cut
)
Nerve to mylohyoid
Medial pterygoid muscle (
cut
)
Digastric muscle (posterior belly)
Stylohyoid muscle
Hypoglossal nerve (XII)
Submandibular gland
Sublingual nerve
Ophthalmic nerve (V
1
)
Maxillary nerve (V
2
)
Mandibular nerve (V
3
)
Anterior division
Otic ganglion
Chorda tympani nerve
Pterygoid hamulus
Lingual nerve
Nerve to mylohyoid
Geniculum (geniculate
ganglion) of facial nerve
Sensory root
Motor root
Deep temporal nerves
Masseteric nerve
Mental nerve
Inferior alveolar nerve (
cut
)
Digastric muscle (anterior belly)
Tympanic cavity
Chorda tympani nerve
Facial nerve (VII)
Lesser petrosal nerve
Auriculotemporal nerve
Maxillary artery
Middle meningeal artery
Temporal fascia
and temporalis muscle
Posterior
Anterior
Lateral pterygoid
nerve and muscle
Submandibular
ganglion
Sublingual
gland
Mylohyoid
muscle (
cut
)
Middle
meningeal artery
Auriculotemporal
nerve
Posterior
auricular nerve
Trigeminal (semilunar)
ganglion
Chorda tympani
nerve
Buccal nerve
and buccinator
muscle (
cut
)
Tensor veli palatini
nerve and muscle
Medial pterygoid
nerve and muscle (
cut
)
Inferior alveolar nerve entering
mandibular foramen
Tensor tympani
muscle and nerve
MandibularNerve(V
3
)
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