From Mandibular nerve Dorlands
/Elsevier n_05/12566545 FMA 53107 | Innervates Pterygoideus externus TA A14.2.01.072 | |
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Latin Nervus pterygoideus externus
nervus pterygoideus lateralis | ||
External Pterygoid Nerve (or lateral pterygoid nerve): The nerve to the Pterygoideus externus frequently arises in conjunction with the buccinator nerve, but it may be given off separately from the anterior division of the mandibular nerve.
It enters the deep surface of the muscle.
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