RID12082 mandibular nerve

synonym CN V3 Nervus mandibularis cranial nerve V3 inferior maxillary nerve mandibular division [V3] mandibular division [Vc] mandibular nerve [V3] mandibular nerve [Vc] nervus mandibularis [V3] nervus mandibularis [Vc]

definition A branch of the trigeminal (5th cranial) nerve. The mandibular nerve carries motor fibers to the muscles of mastication and sensory fibers to the teeth and gingivae, the face in the region of the mandible, and parts of the dura. [MeSH]