Mylohyoid nerve
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Mikael Häggström
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{{Infobox Nerve |
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Latin = nervus mylohyoideus |
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Caption = [[Mandibular division]] of the [[trifacial nerve]]. (Label for mylohyoid nerve is at bottom center.) |
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Caption2 = Mandibular division of trifacial nerve, seen from the middle line. The small figure is an enlarged view of the [[otic ganglion]]. (Label "to mylohyoid" at bottom left.) |
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BranchFrom = [[inferior alveolar nerve]] |
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The '''mylohyoid nerve''' (or '''nerve to mylohyoid''') is a nerve that innervates the [[mylohyoid muscle]] and the anterior belly of the [[digastric muscle]].
==Structure==
The mylohyoid nerve branches from the [[inferior alveolar nerve]] (a branch of the [[mandibular nerve]], the third part of the [[trigeminal nerve]]) just before it enters the [[mandibular foramen]].
It descends in a groove on the deep surface of the [[ramus]] of the [[mandible]], and reaching the under surface of the [[mylohyoid muscle]], it supplies both the mylohyoid and the anterior belly of the [[digastric muscle]].
==Additional images==
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Image:Gray178.png|Mandible of human embryo 24 mm. long. Outer aspect.
Image:Gray181.png|Mandible of human embryo 95 mm. long. Inner aspect. Nuclei of cartilage stippled.
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==External links==
* {{SUNYAnatomyLabs|27|09|01|02}} - "Infratemporal Fossa: The Inferior Alveolar Nerve and the Vessels"
* {{LoyolaMedEd|GrossAnatomy/h_n/cn/cn1/cnb3.htm}}
* {{NormanAnatomy|lesson4}} ({{NormanAnatomyFig|mandibularnerve}})
* {{NormanAnatomy|cranialnerves}} ({{NormanAnatomyFig|V}})
* {{eMedicineDictionary|nerve+to+mylohyoid}}
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[[Category:Nervous system]]