Nerve_to_tensor_veli_palatini

Nerve to tensor veli palatini
Nerve to tensor veli palatini
	Mandibular division of trifacial nerve, seen from the middle line.
	The otic ganglion and its branches. (Tensor veli palatini visible at center left.)
Details
From	medial pterygoid nerve
Innervates	tensor veli palatini
Identifiers
Latin	nervus musculi tensoris veli palatini
TA98	A14.2.01.068
TA2	6251
FMA	53075
	Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy [edit on Wikidata]

Nerve to tensor veli palatini

Mandibular nerve

The nerve to tensor veli palatini is a small nerve which is unique in that it is the only branch of the mandibular nerve providing motor innervation to the palate.

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