Buccal nerve
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.
| Buccal nerve | |
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Sensory areas of the head, showing the general distribution of the three divisions of the trigeminal nerve (buccal nerve labeled at center left) | |
Mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve | |
| Details | |
| From | mandibular nerve |
| Innervates | lateral pterygoid muscle and cheek |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | nervus buccalis |
| TA98 | A14.2.01.073 |
| TA2 | 6258 |
| FMA | 53066 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
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